ordain
21ordain — Synonyms and related words: allocate, allot, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, authorize, bid, call on, call the signals, call upon, canonize, carry on, charge, command, commission, consecrate, constitute, declare, declare lawful,… …
22ordain — v. (formal) 1) (L; subj.) the emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled 2) (N; used with a noun) he was ordained priest * * * [ɔː deɪn] (N; used with a noun) he was ordained priest (formal) (L; subj.) the emperor ordained that all… …
23ordain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. install, appoint, invest, frock; decree, [pre]destine. See clergy, commission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To establish] Syn. install, institute, appoint; see enact . 2. [To destine] Syn. determine,… …
24ordain — or|dain [ ɔr deın ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone a priest, MINISTER, or RABBI in an official religious ceremony => ORDINATION 2. ) FORMAL to officially order that something should be done …
25ordain — see ORDER …
26ordain — v. a. (a clerk). 276 B. == set in array. RG. 452, 456 …
27ordain — or·dain || É”r deɪn /É”Ë d v. empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command …
28ordain — inroad …
29ordain v — A man wanted to become a priest, so he went to a theological college to enroll. But when he arrived, he was met at the gates, and given his degree without even having to step into the college. When he asked why, they said that it had been pre… …
30ordain — verb 1》 confer holy orders on. 2》 order officially. ↘(of God or fate) decide in advance. Derivatives ordainer noun ordainment noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. ordeiner, from L. ordinare, from ordo, ordin (see order) …
