1. the act or ceremony of ordaining someone as a priest, minister, or other religious official
Usage: religious
2. the arrangement or organization of something in a particular order
Usage: formal

Examples

• The bishop performed the ordination ceremony for three new priests.
• She attended her brother’s ordination at the cathedral last Sunday.
• The ordination process requires years of theological study.
• His ordination as a minister was the culmination of his religious calling.
• The ordination of the new pastor drew hundreds of congregants.
• The careful ordination of events made the conference run smoothly.