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ORDINANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
Example:
the rabbi's family was present for his ordination
Synonyms:
ordinance; ordination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ordinance" is a kind of...):
appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ordinance"):
laying on of hands (laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination)
Holonyms ("ordinance" is a part of...):
holy order (the sacrament of ordination)
Derivation:
ordain (appoint to a clerical posts)
ordain (invest with ministerial or priestly authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A statute enacted by a city government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ordinance" is a kind of...):
legislative act; statute (an act passed by a legislative body)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
ordain (issue an order)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An authoritative rule
Synonyms:
ordinance; regulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ordinance" is a kind of...):
prescript; rule (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ordinance"):
game law (a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals)
age limit (regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position)
assize (the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale)
speed limit (regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road)
