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| ==Etymology== | | ==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 | + | [https://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] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| :transitive verb | | :transitive verb |
| *1 : to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or [[priest]]ly [[authority]] | | *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> | | *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== | | ==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] | + | 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.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordain] |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | *'''''[[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve]]''''' | + | *'''''[[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|The Ordination of the Twelve]]''''' |
| + | *'''''[[163:1 Ordination of the Seventy|Ordination of the Seventy]]''''' |
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| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |
| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |