ordination: Meaning and Definition of

or•di•na•tion

Pronunciation: (ôr"dn-ā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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