ˌȯ(r)d ə nˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English ordinacioun, from Late Latin ordination-, ordinatio, from ordinatus (past participle of ordinare to ordain) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion; in sense 2, from Latin ordination-, ordinatio, from ordinatus (past participle of ordinare to put in order, arrange) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain
1. : the act or an instance of ordaining or state of being ordained : appointment ; specifically : the admission into the Christian ministry
2. : disposition , arrangement , ordering
a sign … of God's ordination of the world — Isaac Rosenfeld