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To maintain Orthodoxy, patriarchs continued to ordain local Orthodox catholicoi.
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That was when the Church of England took the decision to ordain women as priests.
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In churches that now ordain women, the order of deaconess has largely died out.
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If He wants the climate to change, then He will so ordain and we'll pray more.
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They are opposed to the Church of England's decision to ordain female bishops.
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The seminary faculty has grave doubts about whether to ordain women as rabbis.
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Many provinces of the Anglican Communion ordain both women and men as deacons.
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Only apostles can carry out the gift of the Holy Spirit and ordain new ministries.
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Teachers and deacons do not have the authority to ordain others to the priesthood.
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- Order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
- Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
- Invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
- Issue an order
- (ordained) appointed: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
- In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. ...
- To prearrange unalterably; to decree; to admit into the ministry of the Christian church; to authorize as a rabbi; to predestine
- (ordained) Established by authority; Admitted to the ministry of the church
- (ordainment) ordination
