Definitions for ordinationˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•di•na•tionˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən(n.)
the act or ceremony of ordaining as a priest, minister, etc.
Category: Religion
the fact or state of being ordained.
a decreeing.
the act of arranging.
the resulting state; disposition; arrangement.
Origin of ordination:
1350–1400; ME ordinacioun < LL ōrdinātiō ordainment, L: a putting in order, appointment =ōrdinā(re) to order, arrange (der. of ōrdō, s. ōrdin-, order) +-tiō -tion
Princeton's WordNet
ordination(noun)
the status of being ordained to a sacred office
ordering, order, ordination(noun)
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
ordination, ordinance(noun)
the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
"the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
Wiktionary
ordination(Noun)
The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
ordination(Noun)
The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated.
Translations for ordination
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ordination(noun)
the act of making (a person) a priest, minister etc, or the ceremony at which this is done.
- bevestiging, inseëning, ordeningAfrikaans
- رَسامَه الكاهِن، سِيامَة الكاهِنArabic
- ръкополаганеBulgarian
- ordenaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- vysvěceníCzech
- das ErzGerman
- præstevielse; ordinationDanish
- χειροτονίαGreek
- ordenaciónSpanish
- ordinatsioonEstonian
- انتصاب؛ مراسم انتصابFarsi
- pappisvihkimysFinnish
- ordinationFrench
- הַסמָכָהHebrew
- पुरोहिताभिषेकHindi
- zaređenjeCroatian
- felszentelésHungarian
- penahbisanIndonesian
- vígslaIcelandic
- ordinazioneItalian
- 叙階 (式)Japanese
- 성직 서임(敍任)식Korean
- įšventinimasLithuanian
- ordinācija, iesvētīšana par garīdzniekuLatvian
- pentahbisanMalay
- wijdingDutch
- ordinasjon, prestevielseNorwegian
- wyświęceniePolish
- انتصاب؛ مراسم انتصابPersian
- نصب كول، انتصابPashto
- ordenaçãoPortuguese
- hirotonisire; numire,învestireRomanian
- посвящение в духовный санRussian
- vysvätenieSlovak
- (duhovniško, mašniško) posvečenjeSlovenian
- rukopolaganje za sveštenikaSerbian
- prästvigning, ordinationSwedish
- การบวชThai
- atama/kutsama töreniTurkish
- 委任，任命Chinese (Trad.)
- висвячуванняUkrainian
- تفويض عہدہUrdu
- lễ thụ chứcVietnamese
- 委任，任命Chinese (Simp.)
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