reordination

[ree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn]

noun

a second ordination.

Roman Catholic Church. the ordination of a priest whose first orders have been held invalid.

Ecclesiastical. the second ordination of a priest whose first orders were received from another church.

the sacrament elevating a deacon, priest, or bishop to a higher grade or order.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin reōrdinātiōn- (stem of reōrdinātiō). See re-, ordination

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Reordination has a plethora of syllables.

So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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