reordination

[ ree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reordination¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, reordination is from the Medieval Latin word reōrdinātiōn- (stem of reōrdinātiō ). See re-, ordination

Example Sentences

There was much opposition on the part of the Germanised Lutherans: 'It would be giving up the central principle of Lutheranism to submit to re-consecration and reordination by the Anglican Bishops.

From Project Gutenberg

As it is, a candidate for reordination as a Catholic priest must undergo an arduous process.

From Time Magazine Archive

Recalled a convert who had earned $50,000 a year in the Episcopal clergy: "I went into debt and lost my credit rating" while awaiting reordination.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nor does the money flow in after reordination.

From Time Magazine Archive

All bishops and ministers in the new church's member denominations will be accepted without reconsecration or reordination�a provision that is likely to disturb High Church Episcopalians, who may not feel that a projected unification rite is enough to assure "apostolic succession," an unbroken link with the Apostles.

From Time Magazine Archive