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ordination definition

or·di·na·tion (ôrd′'n ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of ordaining
  2. a being ordained, as to the religious ministry

Etymology: ME ordinacioun < L ordinatio < ordinare: see ordain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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