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1ordaining — index legislative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Ordaining — Ordain Or*dain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ordaining}.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr. L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See {Order}, and cf. {Ordinance}.] 1. To set in order; to arrange according to… …
3ordaining — or·dain || É”r deɪn /É”Ë d v. empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command …
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5Ordination of women — Main article: Ordination Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated (set apart for the administration of various religious rites). The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious …
6SEMIKHAH — (Heb. סְמִיכָה; laying, lit. leaning of the hands). The word is used in two senses. Of Sacrifices The act of semikhah constituted the dedication by the owner of animals sacrificed on the altar. The act, which was obligatory whenever sacrifices… …
7Holy Orders — The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry. In the Roman Catholic (Latin: sacri ordines), Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσύνη [hierōsynē] …
8religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
9Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …
10Apostolicae Curae — is the title of a papal bull, issued in 1896 by Pope Leo XIII, declaring all Anglican ordinations to be absolutely null and utterly void . The Anglican Archbishops of Canterbury and York of the Church of England responded to the papal charges… …
