assignment vs ordination

assignment and ordination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assignment	Yes	No	No	No
ordination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ordination is a hyponym of assignment; that is, ordination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assignment:

assignment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
ordination: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

Other hyponyms of assignment include nomination, co-optation, co-option, delegacy, ordinance, recognition.

assignment (noun)	ordination (noun)
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)	the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position	logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons	the status of being ordained to a sacred office
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

assignment vs ordination

assignment and ordination both are nouns.

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