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...

Look up ordination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ordination is the process of consecrating clergy. Ordination may also refer to: Ordination (statistics)...

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...

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...

The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains...

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:...

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...

given before the getsulma (Tibetan novice) ordination vows are given. After these, full bhikkhuni ordination may be given. Theravadan women may choose...

The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual (upasampadā)...

Semikhah (Hebrew: סמיכה) is the traditional Jewish name for rabbinic ordination. The original semikhah was the formal "transmission of authority" from...