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ordainment

ordainment

8.8
An official religious ceremony that makes someone a priest or minister
  • noun
  • /ɔrˈdeɪnmənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : ordenación
  • The church held a special service for his ordainment as a minister.

Examples

  • The bishop performed the ordainment of the new priest yesterday.

  • After her ordainment, she began leading the congregation in weekly prayers.

  • Family members traveled from afar to witness his ordainment last Sunday.

  • The church held several ordinations this month.

  • The church held a special service to mark his ordainment as a priest.

  • Her family attended the ceremony for her ordainment into the ministry.

  • After years of study, he finally received his ordainment and took up his duties in the parish.

Synonyms

ordination
vsordainment
  • Formal
15 7.0

A ceremony that makes someone a priest, minister, or religious leader

is focused on making a priest or minister in a religious ceremony
holy order
vsordainment
2 7.4

A religious ceremony that makes someone a priest or minister

applies to making a priest or minister in any religious ceremony

How Religious

consecration
  • Formal
5 8.7
ordainment
  • Formal
8.8
installation
  • Formal
11 4.1

Surface Forms

ordination singular
ordinations plural

Morphology

ordainment = ordain (transparent) = ordain + ment

The noun denotes the act/result of 'ordain' in a religious context; the morphological relationship is regular and predictable.

Etymology

Ordainment is related to ordain and the Latin ordo, carrying the idea of 'putting in order' and is the same root behind ordination and order. So an ordainment in religion is the formal act of appointing someone as a 'priest' or minister.