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Quick definitions from WordNet (ordain)
▸ verb: appoint to a clerical posts ("He was ordained in the Church")
▸ verb: invest with ministerial or priestly authority ("The minister was ordained only last month")
▸ verb: order by virtue of superior authority; decree ("The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews")
▸ verb: issue an order
▸ Also see ordains
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▸ verb: appoint to a clerical posts ("He was ordained in the Church")
▸ verb: invest with ministerial or priestly authority ("The minister was ordained only last month")
▸ verb: order by virtue of superior authority; decree ("The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews")
▸ verb: issue an order
▸ Also see ordains
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ordain
▸ Usage examples for ordain
▸ Idioms related to ordain (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near ordain
▸ Rhymes of ordain
▸ Invented words related to ordain