noun
- the acts or ceremonies of ordaining someone to religious office
- formal decrees or commands
Usage: formal
Examples
- The bishop presided over three ordainments last Sunday.
- The cathedral hosted ordainments for new priests twice a year.
- His ordainment to the ministry was a proud moment for his family.
- The royal ordainments were read aloud in the town square.
- Ancient ordainments governed the conduct of temple ceremonies.
- The council issued new ordainments regarding public gatherings.