meaning of ordain
1. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.
2. To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.
3. To set apart for an office; to appoint.
4. To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.
5. issue an order
Related Words
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