ordination

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Recent Examples of ordination Activist Kate Kelly, who agitated for women’s ordination, was cut off in 2014. Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2023 Vatican summit tackles women’s ordination with a nod from Pope Francis Vatican synods — held in the past with only bishops and cardinals as voting members — tend to convene two to three times per decade. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 Many activists hoped that female ordination – which has been held as inadmissible for debate by the Catholic Church for over a millennium – would be discussed at the Synod on Synodality underway at the Vatican. Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023 There remain deep divisions even among women over the ordination of women as deacons. Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ordination 
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Noun
  • Mickey Guyton sang it at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2021, when Turner was inducted as a solo artist.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In recent weeks, Taylor has also lent his services to a Hurricane Helene benefit and paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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    Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Turn a negative into a positive by taking advantage of an investment opportunity.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance at Windsor Castle on Oct. 2 to meet a young photographer navigating cancer after the teen captured an investiture ceremony helmed by Prince William.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Barry Prize recipients were honored at an investiture ceremony on October 23 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. AASL gave out its first Barry Prizes last year when the Academy was launched and its initial members inducted.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In June the Biden administration implemented an executive order restricting asylum and imposed stricter consequences for those who cross without authorization.
    Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The company maintains a share repurchase program with approximately $2,297 million in Board authorization remaining as of October 31, 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Look no further than the election of our next president.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • All three counties that make up Colorado’s 8th Congressional District had concluded ballot counting by late Saturday night, election officials said.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The trust would be funded in installments over several years, beginning with an initial installment of about $65 million and growing by $10 million to $13 million for the next several years.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Forty episodes of Outer Banks have been produced through season four, so the assumption is 10 new installments for the now final season.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Ordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordination. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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