noun
- the act of ordaining someone to religious office or the state of being ordained
Usage: formal; religious
Examples
- The bishop presided over the ordainment ceremony for three new priests.
- His ordainment as a minister was the culmination of years of theological study.
- The congregation celebrated the ordainment of their new pastor.
- She felt called to seek ordainment in the Methodist church.
- The ordainment process requires extensive preparation and examination.
- Many attended the ordainment service at the cathedral last Sunday.