- (n.) The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.
- (n.) The act of ordaining, appointing or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.
- (n.) Disposition; arrangement; order.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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