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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ordeinen, from Anglo-French ordener, ordeiner, from Late [[Latin]] ordinare, from Latin, to put in order, appoint, from ordin-, ordo order
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
:transitive verb
*1 : to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or [[priest]]ly [[authority]]
*2 a : to [[establish]] or order by appointment, decree, or [[law]] : enact <we the people…do ordain and establish this [[Constitution]] — United States Constitution>
==Description==
In general [[religious]] use, '''ordination''' is the [[process]] by which [[individuals]] are [[consecrated]], that is, set apart as clergy to [[perform]] various religious [[rites]] and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. One who is in [[preparation]] for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination, is sometimes called an ordinand. The [[liturgy]] used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordinal.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordain]
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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ordeinen, from Anglo-French ordener, ordeiner, from Late [[Latin]] ordinare, from Latin, to put in order, appoint, from ordin-, ordo order
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
:transitive verb
*1 : to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or [[priest]]ly [[authority]]
*2 a : to [[establish]] or order by appointment, decree, or [[law]] : enact <we the people…do ordain and establish this [[Constitution]] — United States Constitution>
==Description==
In general [[religious]] use, '''ordination''' is the [[process]] by which [[individuals]] are [[consecrated]], that is, set apart as clergy to [[perform]] various religious [[rites]] and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. One who is in [[preparation]] for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination, is sometimes called an ordinand. The [[liturgy]] used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordinal.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordain]
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Law]]