Ordination

See also: ordination

German

Etymology

From Latin ordinatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn/

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• Rhymes: -t͡si̯oːn
• Hyphenation: Or‧di‧na‧tion

Noun

Ordination f (genitive Ordination, plural Ordinationen)

1. (medicine) consultation hours, surgery hours

   Synonym: Sprechstunde

2. (medicine, rare) prescription, doctor's orders

   Synonyms: Rezept, Verschreibung

3. (medicine, Austria) doctor's office

   Synonyms: Arztpraxis, Praxis

4. (church) ordination

   Synonyms: Amtseinführung, Berufung, Weihe

Declension

Declension of Ordination [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ordination	die	Ordinationen
genitive	einer	der	Ordination	der	Ordinationen
dative	einer	der	Ordination	den	Ordinationen
accusative	eine	die	Ordination	die	Ordinationen

Related terms

• ordinieren

Further reading

• “Ordination” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ordination” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ordination” in Duden online
• “Ordination” in OpenThesaurus.de