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   ordination

   /ˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of ordaining someone in holy orders: "the ordination of women"
   • ▪ a ceremony in which someone is ordained: "they travel to Exeter for an ordination"
   • 2. a statistical technique in which data from a large number of sites or populations are represented as points in a multidimensional space.
   • 3. the action of decreeing or ordaining. literary

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘arrangement in order’): from Latin ordinatio(n-), from Latin ordinare ‘put in order’ (see ordain).

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   What does ordained mean?

   • the fact or state of being ordained. a decreeing. the act of arranging. the resulting state; disposition; arrangement. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What does ordination mean in the Bible?

   • The term ordination in the Bible refers to the setting aside of an individual for a particular purpose. In Acts 6:3, the Greek word for 'appoint' is kathistemi, pronounced kat-is’-tay-mee. It comes from the combination of the Greek words ‘kata’ which means down, or over against, and ‘histemi’ meaning to cause to stand, to set.

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   What is ordained ecclesiastical?

   • n. 1. The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained. 2. Ecclesiastical The ceremony of consecration to the ministry. 3. An arrangement or ordering. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is the purpose of ordination?

   • The word 'ordain' is derived from the Greek words 'ordaino' and 'histemi', meaning 'to cause to stand' or 'to set'. In the context of Acts 6:3, it is translated as 'to appoint'. The purpose of ordination for an individual is the signifying of the sense of calling by God and their committing of their life to a particular ministry.

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   Ordination is the act or ceremony of making someone a priest or other religious leader. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

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   Definitions of ordination. noun. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders. “the rabbi's family was present for his ordination ” synonyms: ordinance. see more. noun. the status of being ordained to a sacred office. see more. noun. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements. synonyms: order, ordering.

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   Ordination is the act or ceremony of making someone a member of the clergy, or the condition or state of being ordained. It can also mean an arrangement or order of things. See different meanings, synonyms, pronunciation and usage examples.

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