Editing Ordination (section)

{{Short description|Process by which individuals are consecrated as clergy}}
{{About|the process of ordaining clergy}}
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[[File:Ordination of a deacon 1520.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ordination of a Catholic [[deacon]], 1520 AD: the [[bishop]] bestows [[vestments]].]]

'''Ordination''' is the process by which individuals are [[Consecration in Christianity|consecrated]], that is, set apart and elevated from the [[laity]] class to the [[clergy]], who are thus then authorized (usually by the [[religious denomination|denominational]] [[hierarchy]] composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.<ref>From a sociological perspective, ordination legitimates the ordinand's role as clergy and performance of rituals. {{Cite journal|last=Pogorelc|first=Anthony J.|date=21 April 2021|title=Social Construction of the Sacrament of Orders|journal=Religions|volume=12|issue=5|pages=290|doi=10.3390/rel12050290|issn=2077-1444|doi-access=free}}</ref> The process and ceremonies of ordination vary by [[religion]] and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination is sometimes called an '''ordinand'''. The [[liturgy]] used at an ordination is commonly found in a book known as an [[Order of Mass|Ordinal]] which provides the ordo (ritual and rubrics) for celebrations.