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ordinance
Definition:
An ordinance is a public regulation or law that gives rules or instructions for people to follow. This term is related to the term "ordain."
- Sometimes an ordinance is a custom that has become well established through years of practice.
- In the Bible, an ordinance was something that God commanded the Israelites to do. Sometimes he commanded them to do it forever.
- The term "ordinance" could be translated as "public decree" or "regulation" or "law," depending on the context.
(See also: command, decree, law, ordain, statute)
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