Ordination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the status of being ordained to a sacred office

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːdɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːdɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ordering ordinance order

Parts of Speech

noun	the status of being ordained to a sacred office
noun	logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements “we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”
noun	the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders “the rabbi's family was present for his ordination”

Word Forms

order	verb	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
ordain	verb	appoint to a clerical posts

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

ordenación

el estado de ser ordenado a un oficio sagrado

🇮🇹Italian

ordinazione

lo status di essere ordinato a un sacro ufficio

🇳🇱Dutch

wijding

de status van wijding tot een heilig ambt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ordenação

o status de ser ordenado a um ofício sagrado

🇷🇺Russian

рукоположение

статус посвящения в священный сан

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समन्वय

एक पवित्र पद पर नियुक्त होने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

আদেশ

একটি পবিত্র অফিসে নিযুক্ত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அர்ச்சனை

ஒரு புனிதமான அலுவலகத்திற்கு நியமிக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్యాసం

పవిత్ర కార్యాలయానికి నియమించబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

समन्वय

पवित्र कार्यालयात नियुक्त होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓર્ડિનેશન

પવિત્ર કાર્યાલયમાં નિયુક્ત થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೀಕ್ಷೆ

ಪವಿತ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ದೀಕ್ಷೆ ಪಡೆದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനാരോഹണം

ഒരു പവിത്രമായ ഓഫീസിലേക്ക് നിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਲਮੇਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਦਫਤਰ ਲਈ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترتیب

ایک مقدس دفتر میں مقرر ہونے کی حیثیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

按立

被任命为神圣职位的地位

🇯🇵Japanese

叙階

神聖な職に叙階されたというステータス

🇰🇷Korean

안수

신성한 직분에 성임되는 지위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuất gia

tình trạng được thụ phong vào một chức vụ thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

การอุปสมบท

สถานภาพการบวชเป็นตำแหน่งอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pentahbisan

status ditahbiskan pada jabatan suci

🇵🇭Filipino

ordinasyon

ang katayuan ng pagiging inorden sa isang sagradong katungkulan

🇲🇾Malay

pentahbisan

status ditahbiskan ke jawatan suci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنسيق

حالة التعيين في منصب مقدس

🇮🇷Persian

انتصاب

وضعیت منصوب شدن به یک مقام مقدس

🇹🇷Turkish

koordinasyon

kutsal bir göreve atanma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַסמָכָה

מעמד של הסמכה לתפקיד קדוש

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