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ordination

[awr-dn-ey-shuhn] / ˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /




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Dame Sarah told Theresa May her approach has always been to encourage clergy in their ministries, even if they were theologically opposed to the ordination of women.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Mr. Leiter, who earned orthodox rabbinical ordination, breaks into a homily connecting his son Moshe to the biblical original, Moses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

He never announced a retirement but quit fighting and began preaching, on street corners at first, then, after ordination, in his own Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

“Because I am not nor cannot be in pastoral ministry at this time in my life, I do not think reinstating my ordination is appropriate.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

It was that spring that Willem came home for his final holiday before ordination.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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