OFFICIATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does officiation mean? 

• OFFICIATION (noun)
  The noun OFFICIATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of umpiring

2. the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty

  Familiarity information: OFFICIATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OFFICIATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of umpiring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

officiating; officiation; refereeing; umpirage

Context example:

the officiating was excellent

Hypernyms ("officiation" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Derivation:

officiate (perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("officiation" is a kind of...):

carrying into action; carrying out; execution; performance (the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it)

Derivation:

officiate (perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function)

officiate (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding)