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ordination

noun

the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

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Word length
10
Starts with
O
Ends with
N
Contains
RD
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

    “the rabbi's family was present for his ordination”

noun

  1. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

    “we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”

noun

  1. the status of being ordained to a sacred office

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the rabbi's family was present for his ordination
we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation

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