Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated, considered a sacrament in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
  3. (countable, uncountable) the ceremony in which a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni is ordained into the sangha

Translations

χειροτονία

priesterwijding

τακτοποίηση

ταξινόμηση

تسلْسُل

Etymology

From Middle French ordination, from Old French ordinacion, from Latin ordinatio.

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