ordinations
plural of ordination
• indorsation
Source: Wiktionary
Or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. ordinatio: cf. F. ordination.]
1. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc. The holy and wise ordination of God. Jer. Taylor. Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happiness and misery of life respectively. Norris.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.
3. Disposition; arrangement; order. [R.] Angle of ordination (Geom.), the angle between the axes of coördinates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 February 2025
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
