definition of
ordination

[1] #1 ordination n. the status of being ordained to a sacred office. wn

[2] #2 ordination n. [ordering, order] logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation". wn

[3] #3 ordination n. [ordinance] the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination". wn