Ordination

:This article is about the clerical process. For other meanings, see ordination (disambiguation).

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Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. While governed by the laws and procedures of the religious denomination, being ordained is often a requirement specified in state laws to officiate weddings. Other religious ceremonies that typically require ordination to perform include funerals and baptisms.

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Clergy: Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. The term comes from Greek κληρος (fortune, or metaphorically, heritage)....

Religious denomination: A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a large, long-established subgroup within a religion that has been in existence for many years....

Seminary: A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. This usually, though not always, applies to Christian and Jewish education. These institutions may also be known as theological...