Ordain - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɔːrˈdeɪn|
Brit.
|ɔːˈdeɪn|
verb
- order by virtue of superior authority; decree (syn: enact)
The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- appoint to a clerical posts (syn: consecrate, order)he was ordained in the Church
- invest with ministerial or priestly authorityThe minister was ordained only last month
- issue an orderExtra examples
She is an ordained minister.
The process was ordained by law.
The emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled.
Desmond Tutu was ordained in 1960.
The church voted to allow women to be ordained as priests.
The King ordained that deer should not be hunted without a royal licence.
The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
The minister was ordained only last month
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: ordain
he/she/it: ordains
present participle: ordaining
past tense: ordained
past participle: ordained
I/you/we/they: ordain
he/she/it: ordains
present participle: ordaining
past tense: ordained
past participle: ordained
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