ordaining

Meanings

• verb

  The act of investing someone with an office, power, or authority.

  - "The bishop ordained new priests for the diocese."
  - "The king ordained his son as the heir to the throne."

• noun

  The ceremony or rite of investing someone with an office, power, or authority.

  - "The ordaining of new priests is a sacred ceremony."
  - "The ordaining of the new pope was held in St. Peter's Basilica."

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Synonyms

foresay

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ordaining
ordaining , maintaining , training , sustaining

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Variants

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ordain , ordained , ordainer , ordainers , ordaining , ordainment , ordainments , ordains

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Etymology

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From Old French 'ordonnance' meaning 'arrangement, regulation' and 'ordener' meaning 'to arrange'. The meaning evolved to 'to invest with power or authority'.

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Trivia

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1. The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments, including the sacrament of Holy Orders (ordaining) for the priesthood and the episcopate.

2. In some Protestant denominations, the term 'ordaining' is used interchangeably with 'commissioning' or 'licensing' to refer to the process of authorizing a minister to perform religious duties.

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1. Sacrament: A sacred ritual or ceremony recognized by a Christian church as a means of grace, through which the church communicates with God on behalf of the faithful to confer a particular spiritual benefit.

2. Clergy: A collective term for the professional religious leaders of various denominations, including priests, ministers, rabbis, imams, and bishops.

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Culture

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Ordaining is a significant ceremony in various religions, particularly Christianity, where individuals are invested with the power and authority to perform religious rites and administer sacraments. It is often accompanied by a sermon, prayers, and the laying on of hands.

How to Memorize "ordaining"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bishop laying his hands on a new priest's head during the ordaining ceremony.
   - Visualize the new priest being invested with a mitre and a crosier.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ordaining' with the image of a religious ceremony.
   - Associate it with the idea of bestowing power and authority.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Ordain a priest, invest him with a crosier and mitre' to remember the meaning of the word.

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