ordination
noun
or·di·na·tion
ˌȯr-də-ˈnā-shən 
: the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
Examples of ordination in a Sentence
He is a candidate for ordination.
After his ordination, he will be assigned to a local parish.
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McElroy had been San Diego’s first-ever cardinal and gained national attention because of his more progressive stances on a range of hot-button issues, including support for the ordination of women.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
And with that, the 75-year-old Pfleger decided to host an all-day event to honor the 50th anniversary of his ordination.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
But in 2023, while leading the Vatican bishops’ office, Prevost said at a Vatican news conference that the church had increasingly given women high-ranking jobs in the Vatican – but there was no changing the tradition that confers priestly ordination only on men.
—Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Advocates for women’s ordination were sending pink smoke signals over the Vatican to demand that women be allowed to be priests and participate in a conclave.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
And with that, the 75-year-old Pfleger decided to host an all-day event to honor the 50th anniversary of his ordination.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
But in 2023, while leading the Vatican bishops’ office, Prevost said at a Vatican news conference that the church had increasingly given women high-ranking jobs in the Vatican – but there was no changing the tradition that confers priestly ordination only on men.
—Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Advocates for women’s ordination were sending pink smoke signals over the Vatican to demand that women be allowed to be priests and participate in a conclave.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ordination
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“Ordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ordination. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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ordination
noun
or·di·na·tion
ˌȯrd-ᵊn-ˈā-shən
: the act of ordaining : the state of being ordained
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