ordination has definitions from the field of religion
1
[ noun ] logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

Synonyms

order ordering

Examples

"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

2
[ noun ] the status of being ordained to a sacred office

Related terms

status

3
[ noun ] (religion) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

Synonyms

ordinance ordaining

Examples

"the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

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