ordain[verb]Synonyms:- appoint, anoint, consecrate, invest, nominate
- order, decree, demand, dictate, fix, lay down, legislate, prescribe, rule, will
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
or‧dain /ɔːˈdeɪn $ ɔːr-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: ordener, from Latin ordinare 'to put in order', from ordo; ⇒ order1]
1. to officially make someone a priest or religious leader ⇒
ordination:
Desmond Tutu was ordained in 1960.ordain somebody (as) something The church voted to allow women to be ordained as priests.2. formal to order that something should happen
ordain that The King ordained that deer should not be hunted without a royal licence. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲