be ordained
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
“At the time we honestly thought women would be ordained within five years.”
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 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
Before he was to be ordained, he was made an attractive offer of secular employment, which—perhaps because he felt himself indifferently suited to an ecclesiastical career—he found himself accepting.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
