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The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
Henry James Sumner Maine

Meaning of "ordinance" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORDINANCE

From Old French ordenance, from Latin ordināre to set in order.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORDINANCE

ordinance  [ˈɔːdɪnəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORDINANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ordinance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORDINANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ordinance in the English dictionary

The definition of ordinance in the dictionary is an authoritative regulation, decree, law, or practice.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORDINANCE


abstinence
ˈæbstɪnəns
appurtenance
əˈpɜːtɪnəns
chrominance
ˈkrəʊmɪnəns
continence
ˈkɒntɪnəns
coordinance
kəʊˈɔːdɪnəns
countenance
ˈkaʊntɪnəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
eminence
ˈɛmɪnəns
illuminance
ɪˈluːmɪnəns
imminence
ˈɪmɪnəns
impertinence
ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns
incontinence
ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns
luminance
ˈluːmɪnəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
pre-eminence
prɪˈemɪnəns
predominance
prɪˈdɒmɪnəns
preordinance
priːˈɔːdɪnəns
prominence
ˈprɒmɪnəns
provenance
ˈprɒvɪnəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORDINANCE

ordinaire
ordinal
ordinal number
ordinal scale
ordinally
ordinand
ordinant
ordinaries
ordinarily
ordinariness
ordinary
ordinary degree
Ordinary grade
ordinary lay
Ordinary level
Ordinary National Certificate
Ordinary National Diploma
ordinary rating
ordinary ray
ordinary seaman

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORDINANCE

advance
alternance
car maintenance
care and maintenance
clinical governance
corporate governance
dissonance
electron paramagnetic resonance
finance
governance
high-maintenance
magnetic resonance
nance
nuclear magnetic resonance
ordnance
ordonnance
penance
refinance
resonance
sonance
sustenance

Synonyms and antonyms of ordinance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ORDINANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ordinance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ordinance

Translation of «ordinance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORDINANCE

Find out the translation of ordinance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ordinance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ordinance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 法规
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ordenanza
570 millions of speakers

English

ordinance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अध्यादेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرسوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постановление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

portaria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধ্যাদেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ordonnance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ordinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verordnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法令
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법령
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pháp lệnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசரச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अध्यादेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yönetmelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordinanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozporządzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Постанова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ordonanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάταγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ordonnansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förrättning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vedtekter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ordinance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORDINANCE»

The term «ordinance» is very widely used and occupies the 23.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORDINANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ordinance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ordinance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ordinance

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10 QUOTES WITH «ORDINANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ordinance.
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Thomas Aquinas
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.
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John Perry Barlow
In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.
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Edward McKendree Bounds
Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of Heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out His gracious designs on earth and to execute and make efficient the plan of salvation.
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Vir Das
I don't think one gets to choose the kind of comedy he/she does. I may not talk about Rahul Gandhi's take on an ordinance, but I will talk about things as simple as a 'chappal' or a 'sherwani.' My comedy is about small things, and that is how it connects.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus said, 'Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' There are no exceptions. Baptism is a necessary ordinance.
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Ramana Maharshi
Actions yield result by the ordinance of God as He wills.
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Henry James Sumner Maine
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
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Alfred Marshall
Slavery was regarded by Aristotle as an ordinance of nature, and so probably was it by the slaves themselves in olden time.
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Jonathan Mayhew
All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of their office, and in their respective spheres and stations, bound to consult the public welfare.
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Orson Pratt
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORDINANCE»

Discover the use of ordinance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ordinance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Model community noise control ordinance
PREAMBLE TO THE MODEL COMMUNITY NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Purpose The Model Community Noise Control Ordinance ( model ordinance) is intended to be a basic tool which communities, both large and small ...
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (U.S.), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 1975
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The ordinance of the Lord's supper, with directions how to ...
CHAP Vf. THE OBLIGATIONS WE ARE VNDER TO ATTEND THIS ORDINANCE. THERE ought to be no need to advance argu- ment*, to enforce a gofpel ordinance on thofe who are called christians ; for it is vain to call Christ Master and Lord, ...
A. Scott, 1803
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The ordinance of Levites
3 PART I.— ORDINANCE FOR ALL COUNTRIES. I. TITHES BELONG TO FATHERS AND ELDERS AS LEVITES OR FIRST-BORN, ...... 9 II. THE NUMBERING OF THE AGED OR FIRST-BORN AS LEVITES, 13 III. ANNUITIES AS TITHES TO ...
James Suter, 1867
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Smoke Free Restaurant Ordinance, Compliance with the ...
Karah D. (Friesenhahn). Garza. The study was limited in that only data from the Metro Health District Restaurant survey were available. Analysis of some of the possible survey answers would have been better if the options for answers had ...
Karah D. (Friesenhahn). Garza, 2008
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Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and ...
This book shows you how to combine the best design principles of the past with the technological advances of the present to achieve a more satisfying community environment.
Anton C. Nelessen, 1994
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A declaration and ordinance ... for the seizing and ...
An. Ordinance. of. the. Lords. and. Commons aflemblcd in Parliament. * HE Lords ind Commons affembied in Parliament, Taking into their feriou* confidtrations the heavy prdlurcs and calamities wlvich now lye open thk Kingdom by this ...
Parliament proc, Ch. i, 1643
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Journals of the House of Lords
44 An Ordinance for raising of Monies, for the 44 Maintenance of such Forces as are and shall 44 be raised, in the County of Salop, for the Ser- 44 vice of the Parliament. 44 ia vice lecla, 50 Junii, 1644. OiJimnc* for " The Lords and Commons ...
Great Britain House of Lords, 1643
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A Brief Enquiry Concerning the Dignity of the Ordinance of ...
If the Practice be an Abufe and Profanation of tf)c°Ordinance, then it is a National Sin, an Iniquity eftablifhed by Law, and on the account of which we are in Danger of National Judgments. /Vnd may it not very juftly be fuppofed,. that this Pradtice ...
John Ford, 1732
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The Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide
Although the conflict with Indian Tribes did not end immediately, the Treaty of Greenville largely took the Indians out of the path of white settlement of the Ohio Territory.24 The Northwest Ordinance Ohio's constitutional history begins with the  ...
Steven H. Steinglass, Gino J. Scarselli, 2004
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The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic
The federal government also gained more administrative bulk from the Land Ordinance of 1785. The Treasury Department expanded its duties in overseeing the land surveys and sales of new territories, the War Department continued its ...
Horn

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORDINANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ordinance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Texas Supreme Court suspends Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
Houston's controversial equal rights ordinance will almost certainly appear on the November ballot and become a factor in the next mayor's ... «KHOU, Jul 15»
2
Ligonier Township Planning Commission backs recycling ordinance
The Ligonier Township Planning Commission recommended approving a recycling ordinance that could give residents a curbside collection ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Ivesdale OKs ordinance on tampering with water meters
IVESDALE — A new ordinance makes it illegal for residents to tamper with their water meters. The ordinance was prompted by residents who ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
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False alarm ordinance to free police for crime fighting
This isn't the first time the city tried to institute an alarm ordinance. The council passed a version in 2003, but for reasons never explained, it was ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Carpentersville strengthens pet store ordinance
Similar to what's already in place in Orland Park, Trustee Kevin Rehberg said Carpentersville's strengthened ordinance is "meant to protect ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Hanceville animal ordinance meeting Tuesday
HANCEVILLE — The city council here will meet Tuesday to discuss and try to draft a tougher animal ordinance aimed at regulating farm ... «Cullman Times Online, Jul 15»
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Lansing talks Human Rights Ordinance
Now city council members are working with an Ad Hoc committee on diversity to craft changes to an eight year old ordinance to fit today's laws. «WLNS, Jul 15»
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Mandeville City Council adopts restrictive lakefront special events …
While the ordinance would establish four locations for larger events, it was the use of Mandeville's popular lakefront that commanded attention, ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Zoning ordinance dies; no motion
A large crowd was on hand for Thursday night's Harrison City Council meeting, and most of them were opposed to a rezoning ordinance that ... «Harrison Daily, Jul 15»
10
Public hearing on landscaping ordinance scheduled for Aug. 12
Hermiston's planning commission is holding a public hearing on its proposed ordinance requiring landscaping of commercial properties. «East Oregonian, Jul 15»

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