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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"
The meaning of ORDAIN is to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority. How to use ordain in a sentence.
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. Synonyms: determine, prescribe, order. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting. Synonyms: predetermine.
ORDAIN definition: 1. to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony: 2. (of…. Learn more.
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.
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon. 2. ( may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably. 3. ( may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority. 4. obsolete to select for an office.
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.)
Definition of ordain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
(formal) (of God, the law, or fate) to order or command something; to decide something in advance Fate had ordained that they would never meet again. See ordain in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Ordain definition: To order or decree by virtue of superior authority.
