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or⋅di⋅na⋅tion

  [awr-dn-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
2. the fact or state of being ordained.
3. a decreeing.
4. the act of arranging.
5. the resulting state; disposition; arrangement.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ordinacioun < LL ōrdinātiō ordainment, L: a putting in order, appointment = ōrdinā(re) to order, arrange (der. of ōrdō, s. ōrdin-, order) + -tiō -tion
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or·di·na·tion   (ôr'dn-ā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.

  2. Ecclesiastical The ceremony of consecration to the ministry.

  3. An arrangement or ordering.

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Word Origin & History

ordination 
1432, "the act of conferring holy orders," from M.Fr. ordinacion (12c.), from L. ordinationem (nom. ordinatio) "a setting in order, ordinance," from ordinatus, pp. of ordinare "arrange" (see ordain).
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ordination

in Christian churches, a rite for the dedication and commissioning of ministers. The essential ceremony consists of the laying of hands of the ordaining minister upon the head of the one being ordained, with prayer for the gifts of the Holy Spirit and of grace required for the carrying out of the ministry. The service also usually includes a public examination of the candidate and a sermon or charge concerning the responsibilities of the ministry

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