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What does ordination mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
  2. (Christianity) The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated, considered a sacrament in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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Eadgar's coronation in 973 was postponed until he reached 30, the minimum canonical age for ordination to the priesthood.
For example, the venerable Everett Ferguson writes on ordination and the authority of the congregation in the early church.
He describes the austerities he endured on the long road to ordination and the claims he arrogated to himself as a priest.
In acknowledgement of Fr Hughes's ordination the parish made him a presentation of a two-year-old car.
He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go.
The designation of rabbi is given when one receives rabbinical ordination, earned by passing extensive examinations on the Torah and Talmud.

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