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reordination

[ ree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a second ordination.
  2. Roman Catholic Church. the ordination of a priest whose first orders have been held invalid.
  3. Ecclesiastical. the second ordination of a priest whose first orders were received from another church.
  4. the sacrament elevating a deacon, priest, or bishop to a higher grade or order.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reordination1

First recorded in 1590–1600, reordination is from the Medieval Latin word reōrdinātiōn- (stem of reōrdinātiō ). See re-, ordination

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