The meaning of ORDAINMENT is appointment or ordinance especially by divine power or fate : ordination.

To order or decree by virtue of superior authority: The management ordained that business attire should be worn in the office at all times. 3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: events that …

In Catholicism and Orthodoxy, ordination is one of the seven sacraments, variously called holy orders or cheirotonia ("Laying on of Hands").

When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. He ordained his own priests. [VERB noun] He became a fully ordained monk at the age of 20. …

ORDAIN definition: 1. to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony: 2. (of…. Learn more.

ordainment, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Ordainment is the act of officially appointing someone to a religious office or ministry. It often involves a formal ceremony in which the individual receives the authority to perform sacred …