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• ordination — or•di•na•tion [[t]ˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) rel the act or ceremony of ordaining as a priest, minister, etc 2) the fact or state of being ordained 3) a decreeing 4) the act of arranging 5) the resulting state; disposition; arrangement • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• ordination — /awr dn ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Eccles. the act or ceremony of ordaining. 2. the fact or state of being ordained. 3. a decreeing. 4. the act of arranging. 5. the resulting state; disposition; arrangement. [1350 1400; ME ordinacioun < LL ordinatio… …   Universalium