Dictionary
or•di•na•tion
Pronunciation: (ôr"dn-ā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. Eccles.the act or ceremony of ordaining.
2. the fact or state of being ordained.
3. a decreeing.
4. the act of arranging.
5. the resulting state; disposition; arrangement.
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