Laying on of hands and Ordination

Laying on of hands

Laying on of hands noun - Laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination.

Ordination and laying on of hands are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ordination" instead a noun phrase "Laying on of hands".

Ordination

Ordination noun - The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders.
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Synonyms for Ordination

Laying on of hands and ordination are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Laying on of hands" with "Ordination", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: ordinary, ordinal, ordinance
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