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| or·di·na·tion [ àwrd'n áysh'n ] (plural or·di·na·tions or or·di·na·tion) |
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consecration as Christian minister or rabbi: an official investiture as a Christian priest or minister, or as a rabbi, or a ceremony during which somebody is consecrated as a priest, minister, or rabbi
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin ordination-< ordinare (see ordain)] |
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