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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the 23rd he was going to a friend near Peterborough, in the same situation as himself, and they were to receive ordination in the course of the Christmas week. It vexed him the more, because he could have sworn, were such a thing possible, that he recognized the voices of the minister and Deacon Gookin, jogging along quietly, as they were wont to do, when bound to some ordination or ecclesiastical council. The University as a step to anything but ordination seemed, to this man of fixed ideas, a preface without a volume. |
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