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reordination
[ ree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- a second ordination.
- Roman Catholic Church. the ordination of a priest whose first orders have been held invalid.
- Ecclesiastical. the second ordination of a priest whose first orders were received from another church.
- the sacrament elevating a deacon, priest, or bishop to a higher grade or order.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reordination1
First recorded in 1590–1600, reordination is from the Medieval Latin word ō徱پō- (stem of ō徱پō ). See re-, ordination
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