Both Uses of
ordination
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Pope)
- Perhaps Apollo shall thy arms succeed, And heaven ordains him by thy lance to bleed.†
Book 16 *ordains = officially declares a religious leader
- I know my fate: to die, to see no more My much-loved parents, and my native shore— Enough—when heaven ordains, I sink in night: Now perish Troy!†
Book 19
Definition:
ceremony in which someone is officially declared a religious leader -- such as a minister, priest, or rabbi