Definition of ordination Ordination
/ɔˌɹdʌnejˈʃʌn/ - [orduneyshun] - or•di•na•tion
We found 9 definitions of ordination from 4 different sources.
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What does ordination mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ordinations |
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| ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" | ||
| ordinance | ||
| naming, designation, appointment, assignment the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" | ||
| holy order the sacrament of ordination | ||
| laying on of hands laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination | ||
| ordination - the status of being ordained to a sacred office | ||
| ordination - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" | ||
| ordering, order | ||
| arrangement the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | ||
| bacteria order an order of bacteria | ||
| word order the order of words in a text | ||
| genetic code the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells | ||
| genome the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ordination (Noun)
The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained. - ordination (Noun)
The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ordination (n.)
The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc. - ordination (n.)
The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders. - ordination (n.)
Disposition; arrangement; order.
Part of speech
🔤- ordination, noun, singular of ordinations.
