Both Uses of
ordination
in
Jane Eyre
- God, who does the work, ordains the instrument.†
p. 252.9 *ordains = officially declares a religious leader
- I, who preached contentment with a humble lot, and justified the vocation even of hewers of wood and drawers of water in God's service — I, His ordained minister, almost rave in my restlessness.†
p. 410.0ordained = officially declared a religious leader
Definition:
ceremony in which someone is officially declared a religious leader -- such as a minister, priest, or rabbi