C2 verb #150,330 most common

ordain

UK /ɔːˈdeɪn/ | US /ɔːˈdeɪn/

To prearrange unalterably.

ordain in 30 Seconds

  • (verb) To prearrange unalterably.
  • (verb) To decree.
  • (verb) To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To prearrange unalterably.
  2. 2
    verb To decree.
  3. 3
    verb To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
  4. 4
    verb To predestine.

Synonyms

foresay
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