Ordo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musical phrase constructed from one or more statements of one modal pattern and ending in a rest.
  2. 2
    A calendar which prescribes the Mass and office which is to be celebrated each day.
  3. 3
    A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below classis and above familia.
  4. 4
    an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy

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order

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"Referring to the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Pope claims that the "true ordo amoris"—the Christian order of charity—is based on "a love that builds a brotherhood open to all, without exception.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrdō. Doublet of order.

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