ordination

(ôrd′'n ās̸hən)

noun

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

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

See ordination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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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