ordination(名词):(尤指基督宗教中)按立礼、圣职授任,即通过宗教仪式正式任命某人成为神职人员(如牧师、神父、执事)。也可泛指正式任命/授职(较少见)。
/ˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/
She attended her brother’s ordination last Sunday.
她上周日参加了哥哥的按立礼。
After years of study and discernment, he sought ordination, hoping to serve a community in need while remaining faithful to his vows.
经过多年的学习与慎思明辨,他申请接受按立,希望在忠于誓愿的同时服事有需要的群体。
来自拉丁语 ordinatio,源于 ordinare(“安排、使有秩序、任命”),与 order(秩序;团体;宗教修会/圣职阶层)同源。其宗教含义强调“进入某种被认可的职分与秩序之中”。