01 n. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.
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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.“The holy and wise ordination of God.” — Jer. Taylor.“Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happiness and misery of life respectively.” — Norris.
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The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.(Eccl.)
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3.
Disposition; arrangement; order.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Angle of ordination —
the angle between the axes of coordinates.