ordains

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third-person singular of ordain
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to admit into the ministry of the Christian church
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{v} to appoint, establish, settle, invest
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If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence. Nehru ordained that socialism should rule His rule was ordained by heaven The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change. = decree
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to prearrange unalterably
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To set apart for an office; to appoint
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To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination
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issue an order
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to predestine
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invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
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issue an order appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute
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order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985
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to decree
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When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982 Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland He ordained his own priests, and threatened to ordain bishops
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{f} empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command
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appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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issue an order appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month" order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985
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to authorize as a rabbi
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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish
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