ordo
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- noun
- /ˈɔrdəʊ/
- Literature
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estamento
- Scholars often study the various ordos in history to understand the social structures that influenced decisions and events.
Examples
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Its importance is underscored in Scripture and in the role that ordo played in Roman society, where different classes were organized hierarchically around particular social functions with clearly established regulatory guidelines.
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In ancient Rome, the emperor held the highest ordo, while senators and plebeians were placed lower in the social hierarchy.
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I am on a mission to repatriate the Novus Ordo Seclorum back to their royalties.
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Crowley took a liking to G.B.G. as a fellow student of magic and made him an honorary member of Crowley's magic order, the Ordo Templi Orientis.
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He had been a follower of the Satanist Aleister Crowley and a member of Crowley's occult lodge Ordo Templi Orientis.
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The ordo of medieval society dictated the roles of nobles, clergy, and commoners, ensuring everyone understood their place.
Synonyms
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A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ordo comes from the Latin ordo meaning 'rank' or 'order', and in ancient Rome it named a social group or class because a person's place in the 'order' decided their rights and status.