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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination may vary by religion and…

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related to In Christianity · 51
Ordination → According, After, America, Anglicans, Barak, Based, Beginning, Book, Canaanite, Canada, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Catholics, Christian Reformed Church, Christianity, Church, Deborah, Deborah's, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Gary Macy
related to Fully ordained nuns · 25
Ordination → Although, Asia-Africa Institute, Bhikshuni Vinaya, Buddhist, Buddhist Women's Role, Chinese Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Dharmaguptaka, Gautama Buddha, Hamburg, However, In, Indian Vinaya, International Congress, Jampa Tsedroen, July, Mulasarvastivadin, Ordination Lineages, Sangha, Texts
related to Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches · 18
Ordination → Acts, Anglican, Apostles, Apostolic, Catholic, Christ, Hands, Hebrews, High Church Lutheran, High Priest, In Catholicism, John, Laying, Mark, Matthew, Moravian, Orthodox, Orthodoxy
related to New Kadampa Tradition · 16
Ordination → Although, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhist Union, Five Precepts, He, Kelsang Gyatso, New Kadampa Tradition-International Kadampa, NKT-IKBU, Skt, The Buddhist, Tib, Tibetan, Tibetan Buddhist, Unlike, Vinaya
related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 16
Ordination → Aaronic, Aaronic Priesthood, Anglican, As, Bishop, Catholic, Church, Deacons, Hebrews, In, Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints, Lord's Supper, Melchizedek, Orthodox, Teachers
related to Ordination of LGBT persons · 15
Ordination → Anne Holmes, Beginning, Bible, Bill Johnson, Christ, Christianity, Europe, Interpretation, Judaism, LGBT, Most Abrahamic, Romans, See LGBT, The United Church, US
related to Mahayana · 13
Ordination → Bodhisattva, Brahma Net Sutra, CE, Enryaku-ji, Hinayana, Japan, Japanese, Mahayana, Mount Hiei, Permission, Prior, Saicho, The
related to New Testament usage · 13
Ordination → Acts, At, Commentators, Didache, Luke, Mark, Neither, New Testament, Paul's, Spirit, There, Tim, Within
related to Islam · 11
Ordination → Although Muslim, Arabic, Imamate, Indian, Instead, Islam, Islamic, Muslims, Sheikh, Shi'a, The
related to Judaism · 11
Ordination → English, For, Halakha, Hebrew, Jewish, Judaism, Kaddish, Rather, The, Torah, While

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Ordinationis aprocess by which individuals are consecrated0.90text
Ordinationis arite by which their various churches0.90text
the Didache preserve a full ordination orderinstance ofNeither the New Testament nor early church manuals0.80text
even though prayerinstance ofNeither the New Testament nor early church manuals0.80text
the laying on of hands occur in several commissioning scenes.Within the New Testamentinstance ofNeither the New Testament nor early church manuals0.80text
laying on of hands serves several functionsinstance ofNeither the New Testament nor early church manuals0.80text
including blessinginstance ofNeither the New Testament nor early church manuals0.80text
Timothyinstance offurther argues that delegates0.80text
popeinstance ofbe ordained as well.Offices and titles0.80text
patriarchinstance ofbe ordained as well.Offices and titles0.80text
archbishopinstance ofbe ordained as well.Offices and titles0.80text
archpriestinstance ofbe ordained as well.Offices and titles0.80text

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