From Latin, ordo, meaning "order " Ordination is one of the five sacramental acts (or minor sacraments) of the Episcopal Church At an ordination, an individual is commissioned and empowered for the work of ministry Ordination is the ritual used to make someone a priest or deacon, by the laying on of hands by a bishop Bishops, in turn, are not ordained; they are consecrated See Holy Orders
the three levels of 'vows' are [1] the Sravakayana with lay, noviciate monastic and full monastic ordination [2] For the Sutra path of Mahayana is the bodhisattva ordination having as a basis the enlightenment thought [3] For the Vajrayana path are the various sets of 14 root and 8 branch vows
The consecration of sacred ministers for divine worship and the service of people in things pertaining to God The power of ordination comes from Christ and the Church, and must be conferred by a minister capable of communicating it
When someone's ordination takes place, they are made a member of the clergy. supporters of the ordination of women. the act or ceremony in which someone is made a priest ordain (ordinatio, from ordinare; ORDAIN)
A church ceremony that acknowledges that God has called a person into professional ministry and formally invests that person with the duties and responsibilities of clergy In most cases, there is a lengthy period of systematic examination and approval before the ordination is performed Ordination is generally for life An ordained person, like a lay person, can be consecrated to carry out a specific task or office See also sanctification and consecration
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the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" the status of being ordained to a sacred office
the conveying of spiritual authority by a bishop The laying on of hands by a bishop to make a deacon, ordain a priest, and consecrate a bishop (at least three bishops are required to ordain a priest as a bishop)