1. people who ordain others, especially clergy who perform ordination ceremonies
Usage: religious context

Examples

• The ordainers laid their hands on the new ministers during the ceremony.
• Only authorized ordainers can perform the sacred ritual of ordination.
• The council of ordainers reviewed each candidate’s qualifications carefully.
• Several ordainers participated in the ordination service at the cathedral.
• The ordainers blessed the newly ordained priests with traditional prayers.