This article is about the term "ordinance" as used by some Protestants for religious rituals. For the term in the canon law of some Christian faiths, see Ordinance (canon law). Ordinance is a Protestant Christian term for religious rituals, especially baptism and communion. Depending on the denomination, some churches also practice headcovering and footwashing as ordinances. While the term "ordinance" is not often used in Scripture, the Apostle Paul uses it when introducing his teaching on headcovering in 1 Corinthians 11:2 (KJV).

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