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ordination

noun

1 ordination

The status of being ordained to a sacred office.

Roget 755: commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; procuration; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; agency, agentship; power of attorney; clerkship; ... show more

Roget 995: church, churchdom; ministry, apostleship, priesthood, prelacy, hierarch, church government, christendom, pale of the church.    clericalism, sacerdotalism, episcopalianism, ... show more

2 ordination

Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements.

synonyms: order, ordering.

Roget 741: command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod.    despatch, ... show more

Dutch: orde, regelmaat, volgorde
Polish: uporzÄ…dkowanie

3 ordination

The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders:
— The rabbi's family was present for his ordination.

synonym: ordinance.

Roget 998: rite; ceremony, ritual, liturgy, ceremonial; ordinance, observance, function, duty; form, formulary; solemnity, sacrament; incantation ... show more

Dutch: priesterwijding


Moby thesaurus: acceptance, adjustment, admission, admittance, apostolic orders, appointment, assignment, baptism, calling, canonization, charting, codification, commitment, conferment, consecration, coordination, dedication, designation, devotion, election ... show more.

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