ordination

[ awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /

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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, nounpost·or·di·na·tion, adjective

Words nearby ordination

ordinary share, ordinary shares, ordinary stock, ordinary wave, ordinate, ordination, ordn., ordnance, ordnance datum, Ordnance Survey, ordo

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Example sentences from the Web for ordination

Yet, until now, in the Orthodox movement, ordination has been granted only privately and rather infrequently.
A Historic Graduation Ceremony For Orthodox Women|Erin Leib Smokler|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In that ordination, they are invested in all that is essential to the pastoral office.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
The reading of the Bible at ordination services did not become customary until an even later date.
Unitarianism in America|George Willis Cooke
The former was exemplified by his greeting to a cousin of my correspondent, just returned from his ordination.
The Parish Clerk (1907)|Peter Hampson Ditchfield

The argument was concerning the validity of the ordination of our priests, &c., in the Church of England.
Notes and Queries, Number 49, Saturday, Oct. 5, 1850|Various
Father knows the place well; he was curate there for a short time just after his ordination.
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth|Angela Brazil

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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单词	ordination
释义	ordination [ awr-dn-ey-shuhn ] / ˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ordination ON THESAURUS.COM 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, nounpost·or·di·na·tion, adjective Words nearby ordination ordinary share, ordinary shares, ordinary stock, ordinary wave, ordinate, ordination, ordn., ordnance, ordnance datum, Ordnance Survey, ordo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ordination Yet, until now, in the Orthodox movement, ordination has been granted only privately and rather infrequently. A Historic Graduation Ceremony For Orthodox Women\|Erin Leib Smokler\|June 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In that ordination, they are invested in all that is essential to the pastoral office. A Christian Directory\|Baxter Richard The reading of the Bible at ordination services did not become customary until an even later date. Unitarianism in America\|George Willis Cooke The former was exemplified by his greeting to a cousin of my correspondent, just returned from his ordination. The Parish Clerk (1907)\|Peter Hampson Ditchfield The argument was concerning the validity of the ordination of our priests, &c., in the Church of England. Notes and Queries, Number 49, Saturday, Oct. 5, 1850\|Various Father knows the place well; he was curate there for a short time just after his ordination. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth\|Angela Brazil 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ordination investiture, installation, consecration, appointment, coronation, naming, categorization, classification, system, plan, organization, order
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ordination

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