ordaining
Making someone clergy
Ordaining is the act of officially conferring religious authority or holy orders upon someone, making them a priest, minister, or rabbi: The bishop is ordaining three new deacons this Sunday.
More broadly, ordaining means decreeing or establishing by authority: The constitution ordaining term limits, Fate seemed to be ordaining their meeting.
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- deaconJunior clergy member
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
pastor · preacher · rabbi · imam · monk · nun · seminarian · vocation
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- installationProcess of putting in
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
anointment · enthronement · inauguration · vows · laying on of hands · rite · solemnity · procession
Authoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- edictAuthoritative public command
- enactmentPassing into law
- proclamationFormal public announcement
sanction · ratification · legislation · directive · ruling · dictate · command · statute
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- divine willGod's sovereign intention
predetermined · appointed · destined · decreed · cosmically · karma · kismet · meant to be
priesthood
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- deaconJunior clergy member
bishop · pastor · preacher · rabbi · imam · monk · nun · seminarian · vocation · calling
consecration
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- installationProcess of putting in
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
commissioning · anointment · enthronement · inauguration · vows · laying on of hands · rite · solemnity · procession · vestments
decree
Authoritative legal command
proclamation · sanction · ratification · legislation · directive · ruling · dictate · command · statute · pronouncement
fate
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
divine will · predetermined · appointed · destined · decreed · cosmically · karma · kismet · meant to be · written
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
ordainingdefrocking
Expelling clergy from ministry
unfrocking · excommunicating · deposing · dismissing · suspending
ordainingforbidding
Intimidatingly stern or hostile
prohibiting · revoking · abolishing · banning · proscribing
ordaininghiring
Giving someone work
appointing · commissioning · swearing in · electing · installing
coordinate, coordinated, subordinate, ordain, ordinance, coordinating, ordination, ordained, subordination