Meaning of ordo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
   declension-3
2. a class, station, condition, rank
   declension-3
3. a group or body of people of the same class, caste, station, or rank ("vir senatorii ordinis")
   declension-3
4. A rank or line of soldiers; band, troop, company
   declension-3
5. command, captaincy, generalship
   declension-3
6. a guide for the celebration of a liturgical rite, such as the Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours ("Ordo Romanus Primus", "Ordo Missae")
   Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3

Equivalents

Examples

“Fātum appellō ōrdinem seriemque causārum.”

I recognize fate as the order and succession of causes.

“Eum absentem in amplissimum ōrdinem cooptāvērunt.”

They elected him while he was absent to the most honorable class (to the Senate).

““Refer,” inquis, “ad Senātum;” id enim postulās, et sī hic ōrdō placēre sibi dēcrēverit tē īre in exilium, optemperātūrum tē esse dīcis.”

“Refer [the matter],” you say, “to the Senate;” for you demand it, and if this body decides that it is acceptable to them that you should go into exile, you say that you will comply.

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