ORDINATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of ordaining
    • the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the rabbi’’s family was present for his ordination
    Hypernyms(s) ordination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
    Hypernyms(s) ordination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the status of being ordained to a sacred office
    Hypernyms(s) ordination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower