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...
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Look up ordination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ordination is the process of consecrating clergy. Ordination may also refer to: Ordination (statistics)...
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Bishop (redirect from Episcopal ordination)
writes about the ordination of a certain Zachæus as bishop by the imposition of Simon Peter Bar-Jonah's hands. The words bishop and ordination are used in...
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The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains...
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In the liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church, the term ordination refers to the means by which a person is included in one of the holy orders of...
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Bhikkhunī (redirect from Ordination of women in Buddhism)
given before the getsulma (Tibetan novice) ordination vows are given. After these, full bhikkhuni ordination may be given. Theravadan women may choose...
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The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual (upasampadā)...
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history of women's ordination in the world's religious traditions. It is not an exhaustive list of all historic or contemporary ordinations of women. See also:...
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In Christianity, the ordination of women has been taking place in an increasing number of Protestant and Old Catholic churches, starting in the 20th century...
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Semikhah (redirect from Rabbinic ordination)
Semikhah (Hebrew: סמיכה) is the traditional Jewish name for rabbinic ordination. The original semikhah was the formal "transmission of authority" from...
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