verb
- ordained again, especially as a member of the clergy
Usage: past tense and past participle of reordain
Examples
- After leaving the ministry for several years, he was reordained by the bishop.
- The priest was reordained following his return from missionary work abroad.
- She had been reordained in a different denomination after changing her religious beliefs.
- The council voted to have the former minister reordained before he could resume his duties.
- Many clergy members have been reordained when switching between different branches of Christianity.
- The archbishop reordained him during a special ceremony at the cathedral.