Definition of Ordination

1. Noun. The status of being ordained to a sacred office.

Generic synonyms: Position, Status

2. Noun. Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements. "We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
Exact synonyms: Order, Ordering
Specialized synonyms: Bacteria Order, Word Order, Genetic Code, Genome, Series
Generic synonyms: Arrangement
Derivative terms: Order, Order, Order, Order

3. Noun. The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders. "The rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
Exact synonyms: Ordinance
Generic synonyms: Appointment, Assignment, Designation, Naming
Specialized synonyms: Laying On Of Hands
Group relationships: Holy Order
Derivative terms: Ordain, Ordain

Definition of Ordination

1. n. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

Definition of Ordination

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Medical Definition of Ordination

1. 1. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc. "The holy and wise ordination of God." (Jer. Taylor) "Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happiness and misery of life respectively." (Norris) 2. The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders. 3. Disposition; arrangement; order. Angle of ordination, the angle between the axes of coordinates. Origin: L. Ordinatio: cf. F. Ordination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ordination

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Ordnance Survey
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