ordination

ordination — noun

1. the ceremony that makes someone an official religious leader, or the state of ha

1.名詞C2
釋義

the ceremony that makes someone an official religious leader, or the state of having that role

例句

The church held Maria's ordination on Sunday after morning prayer.

collocation: hold an ordination

Family members traveled from Tainan for Daniel's ordination at the cathedral.

place: ordination at a cathedral

同義詞
  • consecration

    a broader religious word that can also refer to setting a person or thing apart as sacred

  • installation

    focuses on putting someone into a role, not specifically giving holy orders

  • appointment

    a broad formal word for choosing someone for a position, often without a religious rite

反義詞
  • defrocking

    the removal of priestly status; much rarer and more negative

文法句型

hold an ordination

after ordination

ordination at a cathedral

用法筆記

Often used with hold, perform, prepare for, and after. Context shows whether it points to the ceremony itself or the official status received through that ceremony.

常見錯誤

❌Her ordination from law school was last spring.
✅Her graduation from law school was last spring.
💡Ordination is for entering religious office, not finishing school.