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- DictionaryOr·dain/ôrˈdān/
verb
- 1. make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on: "he was ordained a minister before entering Parliament"
- 2. order or decree (something) officially: "equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes"
To ordain is to make someone a minister, priest, monk, or other member of the clergy. In the Catholic church, for example, a bishop ordains new priests. When you say that people have been ordained, you usually mean that they've been invested with special religion-related powers.
Check pronunciation: ordain. Definition of ordain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on: ordain a priest. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority: The management ordained that business attire should be worn in the office at all times. 3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: events that were ordained by fate.
2 days ago · 1. to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon. 2. to enact or establish by law, edict, etc. to ordain a new type of government. 3. to decree; give orders for. He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. 4. (of God, fate, etc.)
to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.: to ordain a new type of government. to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting.
Nov 4, 2023 · To prearrange unalterably . To decree . ( religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi. To predestine. Synonyms [ edit] foresay. Derived terms [ edit] ordainment. preordain. Related terms [ edit] ordain. order. ordinal.
verb [ T ] uk / ɔːˈdeɪn / us. Add to word list. to officially make someone a Christian priest: [ often passive ] He was ordained by the Bishop of London. (Definition of ordain from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ordain. in Chinese (Traditional) 教堂, 授予（某人）聖職, 命令… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
