Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ordination mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
or-di-na-tion mill
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious organization or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for self-ordination as a minister of religion without any prior training or work experience.

Derogatory

Usage

Inflected Forms

ordination mills (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

accreditation mill diploma mill paper mill

Questions

What does ordination mill mean?
A religious organization or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for self-ordination as a minister of religion without any prior training or work experience.

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