plural of ordination mill

(religion, derogatory) A religious organization or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for self-ordination as a minister of religion without any prior training or work experience.

The act or state of being self-ordained.

A theoretical type of orbit which goes in a straight-line, up and down; with 100% orbital eccentricity (eccentricity=1.0); the orbital path passing through the center-of-mass of the primary mass being orbited; having an periapsis at 0, and two apoapsides, as both arms going out from the periastron are equidistant; where the orbital ellipse has zero width semi-minor axis/minor axis, and the path of the ellipse is the same as the major axis.

A spider, Nephila

plural of cleric in minor orders

(Catholicism, historical) A member of one of the four minor orders of the Catholic Church.

Caladenia paradoxa, a species of spider orchid found in Western Australia.

(Catholicism, historical) One of the orders of the Catholic Church lower than the major orders (diaconate and priesthood); i.e. the order of acolyte, exorcist, lector or porter.

plural of second order stream