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or·di·na·tion \ˌȯ(r)dənˈāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English ordinacioun, from Late Latin ordination-, ordinatio, from ordinatus (past participle of ordinare to ordain) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion; in sense 2, from Latin ordination-, ordinatio, from ordinatus (past participle of ordinare to put in order, arrange) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain 1. : the act or an instance of ordaining or state of being ordained : appointment; specifically : the admission into the Christian ministry 2. : disposition, arrangement, ordering < a sign … of God's ordination of the world — Isaac Rosenfeld > |