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ordination - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ordination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ordination [ n.]
- The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.
- The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.
- Disposition; arrangement; order.

Meaning of 'ordination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ordination [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
Example in sentence:
  • the rabbi's family was present for his ordination
Meaning (2):
- logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
Example in sentence:
  • we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation