ordination | ||
1. | [ noun ] logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | |
Synonyms: | order ordering | |
Examples: | "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" |
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Related terms: | arrangement arrangement series word_order bacteria_order genetic_code genome arrange | |
2. | [ noun ] the status of being ordained to a sacred office | |
Related terms: | status | |
3. | [ noun ] (religion) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | |
Synonyms: | ordinance ordaining | |
Examples: | "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" |
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Related terms: | appointment laying_on_of_hands holy_orders ordain | |
Similar spelling: |
oration ordinate ordinand ordinance ordinal ordinary ordinariness ordnance ordinarily |