ordination

[ awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
the fact or state of being ordained.

a decreeing.
the act of arranging.
the resulting state; disposition; arrangement.

Origin of ordination

1350–1400; Middle English ordinacioun <Late Latin ōrdinātiō ordainment, Latin: a putting in order, appointment, equivalent to ōrdinā(re) to order, arrange (derivative of ōrdō, stem ōrdin-, order) + -tiō -tion

Other words from ordination

non·or·di·na·tion, noun
post·or·di·na·tion, adjective

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How to use ordination in a sentence

The great lapse of time that passed without any ordinations need cause no alarm.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
They met in ministerial associations, and in various duties of ordinations, councils, and other ecclesiastical gatherings.
Unitarianism in America | George Willis Cooke
In the early ages of the church ordinations took place at any season of the year whenever necessity required.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 | Various
With these ordinations, civil and military, the Florentines established their liberty.
History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy | Niccolo Machiavelli
His decision sets aside all ordinations outside of the Roman Catholic Church as absolutely invalid.
Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 1 of 2) | B. H. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for ordination

ordination

/ (ˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

- the act of conferring holy orders
- the reception of holy orders
the condition of being ordained or regulated

an arrangement or order

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