ordain
To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist…To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
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» Tom became an ordained minister.
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Examples
13 sentencesTom became an ordained minister.
Tom is an ordained minister.
Are you ordained?
Meaning
4 sensesTo admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
weihen
рукополагатьrukopolagatʹ, рукоположитьrukopoložitʹ
висвя́чуватиvysvjáčuvaty, ви́святитиvýsvjatyty
invest with ministerial or priestly authority
To prearrange unalterably.
festlegen
To decree.
To predestine.
Origin
From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), fFrom Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.
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Forms
ordains, ordaining, ordained, ordainedTenses
ordain · ordained · will ordain · have ordainedSynonyms
4 synonyms- order by virtue of superior authority; decree:enact
- appoint to a clerical posts:consecrateordinateorder
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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