noun
ordination, medical practice
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Ordination is a feminine German noun with two main senses: formal ordination (religious appointment) and, especially in Austrian usage, a medical practice/doctor’s office. Plural: Ordinationen. Declines regularly (die Ordination, der Ordination, den Ordinationen). Note regional usage: the medical meaning is common in Austria and parts of German-speaking Europe.
Examples
Die Patienten warteten vor der Ordination, nachdem die Ärztin die Sprechstunde verspätet begonnen hatte.
The patients waited in front of the practice after the doctor had started the consultation late.
Die Ordination des neuen Priesters fand gestern in der Kirche statt.
The new priest's ordination took place in the church yesterday.
Die Ordination des Arztes ist heute geschlossen.
The doctor's office is closed today.
Details
Mnemonics
For the medical sense, imagine a small doctor's waiting room with a sign 'Ordination'
sounds like English 'ordination' for the religious meaning
die — imagine a clinic sign with 'die Ordination' (feminine), like 'die Praxis' which is also feminine
Notes
In German 'Ordination' can mean the religious ceremony (ordination) and in some regions (especially Austria) it also means a doctor's office or practice. Context determines the meaning.