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Profane :: Profane (a.) To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God..

Sign :: Sign (n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents..

Placet :: Placet (n.) The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.

Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) Rank; order; station.

Coordinance :: Coordinance (n.) Joint ordinance.

Abolition :: Abolition (n.) The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc..

Edict :: Edict (n.) A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch..

Sacrament :: Sacrament (n.) One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper..

Release :: Release (n.) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance..

Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) An established rite or ceremony.

Constitution :: Constitution (n.) An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian..

Disordinance :: Disordinance (n.) Disarrangement; disturbance.

Abrogate :: Abrogate (v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc..

Subordinancy :: Subordinance (a.) Alt. of Subordinanc.

Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.

Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) Ordnance; cannon.

Law :: Law (n.) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority..

Preordinance :: Preordinance (n.) Antecedent decree or determination.

Assize :: Assize (v.) To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority..

Defence :: Defence (n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

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