ORDINATION
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ORDINATION - (Holy Orders) The sacramental act setting a man apart for the ministry of the Church by the laying on of hands of a bishop. The original meaning of ordination includes both election and imposing of hands (Acts 6:1-6; 14:23; 1 Tim. 4:14).