reordination
[ ree-awr-dn-ey-shuh n ]
/ ˌri ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /
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.
Origin of reordination
First recorded in 1590–1600,
reordination is from the Medieval Latin word
reōrdinātiōn- (stem of
reōrdinātiō). See
re-,
ordination
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