ordinations in English

noun
1
the action of ordaining or conferring holy orders on someone.
Behr-Sigel recognizes that Orthodox women are not permitted to preach within the liturgy itself, and that the possibility of ordination to the presbyterate seems a dim prospect.
2
a statistical technique in which data from a large number of sites or populations are represented as points in a two- or three-dimensional coordinate frame.
A non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination identified two gradients of species replacement distinguished by differences in forest canopy species and groundcover.

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1. It'says that under Canon Law, excommunication is automatic for ordinations without papal approval.

2. Noticeboard; NUNC; Professions; Ordinations; Deceased; Ecclesiastical News; News from the Press; Newsstand; The Claretian Mission; Mission Alive

3. Sacred Chrism is used in baptisms, confirmations, ordinations, and the dedication and blessing of churches and altars.