-atio

an action, process, or result

Forms

-atio
-ation- — Latin stem used outside the basic noun form.
-ation — Borrowed into English through French and Latin.

Origin

Latin -a-, associated with one class of verbs, plus the action-noun suffix -tio.

Note

The same formation can name either doing something or what the action produces.

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noun

ordination

or-duh-NAY-shun/ˌɔːrdnˈeɪʃn/

The act or ceremony of appointing someone to the clergy.

Her family gathers at the church for her ordination.

A South Asian woman kneels before an older white bishop who lays both hands on her head, congregation in soft background, solemn clergy appointment.

Etymology

ordinLatinput in order or arrange

+ationLatinan action, process, or result

The verb for arranging or putting in order also meant appointing someone. Ordination applies that act of appointment to admission into holy orders or the Christian ministry.

In context

Matt McMillen Ministries36:12

… the first error the ceremony of ordination put the clergyman in office so I already established that there's no such thing as a clergy in the Bible

Are Ordained Ministers in the Bible? - Matt McMillen Ministries

More examples

His ordination to the priesthood takes place in June.
The denomination permits the ordination of women.
The bishop presides over three ordinations this spring.

Forms

ordination · ordinations

ordain verb — To formally admit someone to the clergy.

Similar words

appointment: Appointment covers selection for any position, not specifically the clergy.
consecration: Consecration emphasizes making someone or something sacred, not necessarily clergy.