ordaining
1. [ noun ] (religion) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
Synonyms: ordinance ordination
Examples:

"the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

Related terms: appointment laying_on_of_hands holy_orders ordain
Similar spelling:   ordain
  oration
  ordinand
  ordainer
  ordained
  ordinariness
  ordinance
  ordinal