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ordination

or·di·na·tion

UK/ˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/ US/ˌɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

the status of being ordained to a sacred office

2.

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

  • “we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”
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3.

the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

  • “the rabbi”
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Origin

From Middle French ordination, from Old French ordinacion, from Latin ordinatio.

Phrases

  • ordination hall
  • ordination mill

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