ordainment
Clergy installation ceremony
Ordainment is the act of ordaining or the state of being ordained—typically the formal ceremony conferring religious authority on a priest, minister, or rabbi.
The word overlaps entirely with ordination, which is far more common.
His ordainment as a deacon took place last spring.
Ceremony conferring rank
- installationProcess of putting in
- inductionFormal admission process
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
enthronement · swearing-in · inauguration · convocation · solemnization · laying on of hands · imposition · anointing
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- deaconJunior clergy member
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
presbyter · holy orders · vows · vestments · liturgy · sacrament · altar · diocese
Scheduled time for something
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
empowerment · legitimization · conferral · bestowal · endorsement · certification · validation · designation
investiture
Ceremony conferring rank
- installationProcess of putting in
- inductionFormal admission process
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
commissioning · enthronement · swearing-in · inauguration · convocation · solemnization · laying on of hands · imposition · anointing · blessing
priesthood
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- deaconJunior clergy member
bishop · presbyter · holy orders · vows · vestments · liturgy · sacrament · altar · diocese · seminary
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- authorizationFormal permission granted
mandate · empowerment · legitimization · conferral · bestowal · endorsement · certification · validation · designation · commission
ordainmentdefrocking
Expelling clergy from ministry
excommunication · unfrocking · deposition · suspension · expulsion
ordainmentmilitary commission
Authorization to serve as officer
order, orderly, coordinate, subordinate, ordain, ordinance, coordinating, coordinator, ordination