Definitions for reordination

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reordination re·or·di·na·tion

Spelling: [ree-awr-dn-ey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌri ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən/

Reordination is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 773 anagrams from letters in reordination (adeiinnoorrt).

Definitions for reordination

noun

1. a second ordination.
2. Roman Catholic Church. the ordination of a priest whose first orders have been held invalid.
3. Ecclesiastical. the second ordination of a priest whose first orders were received from another church.
4. 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