be ordained
Example Sentences
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Rosario Lonegro was only 20 years old when he entered a Catholic seminary in Sicily as an aspiring priest preparing to be ordained.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
June 25, 1972 William R. Johnson becomes the first openly gay person to be ordained a minister in the United Church of Christ.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024
Jews to be ordained, and he promoted the belief that fathers, not just mothers, could pass on Jewish lineage, positions that were rejected by the more traditional branch of his youth.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2023
They should also reflect on how to give women more decision-making power and allowing them to be ordained deacons, it said.
From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023
It may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow, if full of peril; but we must go on, and from no danger shall we shrink.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
