1. ordain - verb
· order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
Synonym(s): enact
Hypernym(s): decree
2. ordain - verb
· appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
Synonym(s): consecrate, ordinate, order
Hypernym(s): invest, vest, enthrone
3. ordain - verb
· invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
Hypernym(s): invest, vest, enthrone
4. ordain - verb
· issue an order
Hypernym(s): decree
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