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ordination: see ministry ministry, in religion, term used to designate the clergy of Protestant churches, particularly those who repudiate the claims of apostolic succession. The ceremony by which the candidate receives the office of a minister is called ordination.
..... Click the link for more information. ; orders, holy orders, holy [Lat. ordo,=rank], in Christianity, the traditional degrees of the clergy, conferred by the Sacrament of Holy Order. The episcopacy, priesthood or presbyterate, and diaconate were in general use in Christian churches in the 2d cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . ordination a. the act of conferring holy orders b. the reception of holy orders Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | quot; In the social and juridical ordainment in any society there are attitudes, behaviors and actions that, in a typified way, they are constituted as punishable by law- they are acts of criminal nature. In light of these issues, I strongly recommend against ordainment of the proposed ordinance. The snapshots of each day portray events from lone citizens' train rides to an Elton John concert, a Catholic ordainment ceremony, Boston's Gay Pride parade, gatherings of children and jazz musicians, the eve of deployment to Iraq of a National Guard unit, volunteer construction of a playground, and the action surrounding Boston's art and urban wildlife. |
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