ordained ministers
Officially sanctioned clerics
Ordained ministers are clergy who have been formally authorized by a religious body to perform sacred duties—conducting worship services, administering sacraments, officiating weddings and funerals.
Ordination typically involves a ceremony of consecration and may require theological education.
The term applies across Christian denominations and some other faiths: The wedding was performed by an ordained minister.
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- man of the clothMale religious leader
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- robeLong loose outer garment
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- clergypriest, bishop, pope, nun, monk
- Methodist structureclass leaders, class meetings
ordained ministerslay leaders
Non-ordained religious organizers
laypeople · laity · laypersons · lay preachers · congregants
ordained ministerscivil servants
Government agency employees
government officials · magistrates · politicians · civic leaders
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