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- Dictionaryordain/ɔːˈdeɪn/
verb
- 1. make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on: "he was ordained a minister before entering Parliament" Similar
- 2. order (something) officially: "equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes" Similar
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb ordain, which means to invest officially, to establish, or to destine. Find out how to use ordain in a sentence and how it differs from irony.
Ordain means to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, or to order something to happen. Learn how to use ordain in different contexts and see translations in other languages.
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.
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 means to invest with ministerial or priestly authority, to decree or order by virtue of superior authority, or to predestine. See the origin, synonyms, translations and usage of ordain in different contexts.
Learn the meaning of ordain as a verb, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences. Ordain can mean to make someone a member of the clergy, to decide something, or to order something.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, origin, and usage of the verb ordain, which means to put in order, command, authorize, or decree. See examples of ordain in sentences and related words.
