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Verb
/ôrˈdān/,
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ordains, 3rd person singular present; ordained, past tense; ordained, past participle; ordaining, present participle;
  1. Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on

  2. Order or decree (something) officially
    • - equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes
  3. (esp. of God or fate) Prescribe; determine (something)
    • - the path ordained by God
  1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  2. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
  3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
  4. issue an order
  5. (ordained) appointed: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
  6. In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. ...
  7. to prearrange unalterably; to decree; to admit into the ministry of the Christian church; to authorize as a rabbi; to predestine
  8. (ordained) Established by authority; Admitted to the ministry of the church
  9. (ordainment) ordination
  10. (Ordained) Chosen, authorized or endorsed. Generally used to describe God's approval. Ordination of a minister is the act of recognizing God's endorsement upon an individual for a ministry office, implemented by the laying on of hands or the issuance of ministerial credentials. "... ...
  11. (ordained) Invested with an office; often used to imply priesthood, though one may be ordained as a member of the various minor orders of the Church.
  12. (ordained) set apart to be a Priest, Pastor or Minister, Bishop or Deacon
  13. To bestow the duties and responsibilities, authority and spiritual power of a religious office, such as priest, minister or satguru, through religious ceremony or mystical initiation. See: diksha, initiation.
  14. confer, appoint, decree, destine, invest, authorise, order, prearrange unalterably
  15. to perform the sacrament of Holy Orders. Only a bishop has the authority to ordain others.
  16. To set apart for special duties in the church as a Christian minister or elder.