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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: ordinatio, from ordinare; ORDAIN

ordination

 noun
     
Related topics: Christianity
or‧di‧na‧tion [uncountable and countable]
RRC the act or ceremony in which someone is made a priest [↪ ordain]:
the ordination of women
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