Ordination
German, noun/ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Ordination is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordination is a German feminine noun meaning “consultation hours, surgery hours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “religiöses Ritual, in der ein Gläubiger zu einem geistlichen Amt (zum Beispiel Priester oder Rabbiner)…”.
What does Ordination mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsultation hours, surgery hours
- 2
femininerareprescription, doctor's orders
- 3
Austriafemininedoctor's office
- 4
feminineordination
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. religiöses Ritual, in der ein Gläubiger zu einem geistlichen Amt (zum Beispiel Priester oder Rabbiner) gesegnet und beauftragt wird (meist durch Handauflegung) 2. ärztliche Verordnung 3. Arztpraxis; Untersuchungs- und Behandlungszimmer eines Arztes 4. Sprechstunde eines Arztes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ordination
- Ordinationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ordination?
- /ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ordination in German?
Ordination appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).