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After the war, Kessler finished college and enrolled in the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York to prepare for ordination. — Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, "Extraordinary Life: Rabbi Stanley Kessler led Temple Beth El for decades, but Hartford was his community," 16 June 2019 But in recent months, some unwritten rules—the avoidance of surprises, co-ordination of positions before big decisions, the need to keep disputes private—have been swept aside by a burst of Gallic vigor. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Practices: CEO Daily," 13 June 2019 Originally from Orange County, Seid received his ordination and master’s degree in rabbinic studies from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University in Los Angeles. — Pomerado News, "New rabbi coming to Ner Tamid in Poway," 10 June 2019 Oliveto’s ordination to bishop in 2016 ignited a debate within the United Methodist Church about LGBTQ inclusion in the church. — Julie Compton, NBC News, "#Pride50: Karen Oliveto — United Methodist Church's first lesbian bishop," 3 June 2019 While eastern rite Catholic priests can be married before ordination, Roman Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy. — Nicole Winfield, The Seattle Times, "Priest’s son demands Vatican attention for clergy’s children," 20 Feb. 2019 In January the Yangtze River Delta area established an office for regional co-ordination, the first of its kind. — The Economist, "China is trying to turn itself into a country of 19 super-regions," 21 June 2018 On its opening day, a handful of activists seeking the ordination of women as priests staged a singing protest at the Vatican gates hoping to capture the attention of bishops entering. — Nicole Winfield, The Seattle Times, "Pressure building on Vatican to give women vote at synod," 15 Oct. 2018 The agreement also means that the Vatican will no longer approve the ordination of bishops in China without Beijing’s permission, meaning that all new leaders of the Catholic hierarchy there will be men acceptable to an avowedly atheist government. — Eva Dou, WSJ, "Critics Divided on Vatican’s Deal With China Over Bishops," 23 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ordination.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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