Synonyms for ordination
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Noun
1. Appointment
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
Forms
- Plural
- ordinations → orders, appointments, orderings, consecrations…
Example sentences
- ordering You have to stop Tom from ordering a huge burrito.
- ordinance From today on this ordinance is history.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ordination | falling | |
| ordering | steady | |
| ordinance | falling | |
| consecration | steady | |
| ordainment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- order2
- 8 letters
- ordering3
- 9 letters
- induction3, ordinance3
- 10 letters
- ordainment
- 11 letters
- appointment3, institution4
- 12 letters
- consecration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order2 = 2 syllables).