How to Use ordination in a Sentence

ordination

noun
  • After his ordination, he will be assigned to a local parish.
  • He is a candidate for ordination.
  • David is one week away from ordination, and the doubts in his head are getting louder.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2021
  • That requires a large team, and brings problems of co-ordination.
    — The Economist, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Birds are also ahead in co-ordination.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Before ordination, there is the choice to marry or to be celibate.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Yet today, Infanger is less than two months shy of ordination.
    — Clara Hatcher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2018
  • At first the mobs came for the clergy, who had sworn loyalty to the king upon ordination.
    — Caitlin Fitz, WSJ, 11 July 2017
  • Canon Law reserves the homily to a priest or deacon in virtue of their ordination.
    — Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
  • Klouda was not ordained and did not support the ordination of women.
    — Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation, 16 June 2023
  • Mr Guterres has sought to break down silos and improve co-ordination.
    — The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • For the meantime, drones cannot match birds in agility, endurance, co-ordination or perching.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • For years, the diocese was planning to build a new cathedral to have a central place for special events such as ordinations.
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • The inside story of the two years that shook Facebook’s unchecked ordination.
    — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The framed diploma and ordination certificate were both leaning against a wall behind the door.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2018
  • This week marks the 30th anniversary of my ordination as a rabbi.
    — Rabbi Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 7 June 2018
  • Many felt the ordination was too late, given the fact DMX was already dead.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The lesson plan for ordination today is the same that Rubin conceived.
    — Shahrzad Rasekh, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
  • While the pope has appealed to the society not to go ahead with the ordinations of bishops, the group is well-advanced with its preparations.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • The core arguments against ordination as deacon, priest or bishop of more than half of all Catholics are far from persuasive.
    — Kirsten Powers, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • As an act of consecration and setting aside, the anointing of kings was in many ways comparable to the ordination of high priests.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • On his first day as bishop, during a video call, Rohrer said he was misgendered and ridiculed for featuring drag queens at his ordination.
    — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That Holgren stood alone at his ordination ceremony, the sole new priest, isn’t so unusual these days.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • Scotland has run its own welfare since 2018, which needs co-ordination with London.
    — The Economist, 6 June 2020
  • But when news regarding the ordination broke, Imhotep was met with criticism and scrutiny.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Excess vitamin A can cause severe headaches, blurred vision and problems with co-ordination.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
  • For Sartain, the May 28 ordination was a homecoming of sorts.
    — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2022
  • In her book, Zagano makes the case for the ordination of women deacons as the next obvious step toward full equality for women in the church.
    — Kirsten Powers, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Southern Baptists spent part of the afternoon debating whether to oust his church over its ordination of three women as pastors last year.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • While eastern rite Catholic priests can be married before ordination, Roman Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
    — Nicole Winfield, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'ordination.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: