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English noun: ordination | |||
| 1. | ordination (state) the status of being ordained to a sacred office | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, status | ||
| 2. | ordination (group) logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | ||
| Samples | We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation. | ||
| Synonyms | order, ordering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrangement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bacteria order, genetic code, genome, series, word order | ||
| 3. | ordination (act) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | ||
| Samples | The rabbi's family was present for his ordination. | ||
| Synonyms | ordinance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appointment, assignment, designation, naming | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | laying on of hands | ||
| Part meronym | holy order | ||
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