ordination
religious process by which individuals are consecrated as clergy
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
ordination
Summary
ordination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- ordination is a type of ritual[2].
- ordination is a type of ceremony[3].
- ordination is a type of rite[4].
- ordination is a type of key event[5].
- ordination's Commons category is recorded as Ordination[6].
- ordination's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7].
- ordination's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[8].
- ordination's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- ordination's different from is recorded as sanctification[10].
- ordination's different from is recorded as upasampadā[11].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include ritual[2], ceremony[3], rite[4], and key event[5].
Why It Matters
ordination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).[1] ordination has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] ordination is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]