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- Dictionaryor·dain/ôrˈdān/
verb
- 1. make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on: "he was ordained a minister before entering Parliament" Similar
- 2. order or decree (something) officially: "equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes" Similar
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The meaning of ORDAIN is to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority. How to use ordain in a sentence.
to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.: to ordain a new type of government. to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. Synonyms: determine, prescribe, order. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting. Synonyms: predetermine.
ORDAIN definition: 1. to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony: 2. (of…. Learn more.
To ordain is to make someone a minister, priest, monk, or other member of the clergy. In the Catholic church, for example, a bishop ordains new priests. When you say that people have been ordained, you usually mean that they've been invested with special religion-related powers.
Definition of ordain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ordain in British English. (ɔːˈdeɪn ) verb (transitive) 1. to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon. 2. (may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably. 3. (may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority.
to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.: to ordain a new type of government. to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting.
Religion to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon. to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.: to ordain a new type of government. to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted.
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon. 2. ( may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably. 3. ( may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority. 4. obsolete to select for an office.
verb [ T ] uk / ɔːˈdeɪn / us. Add to word list Add to word list. to officially make someone a Christian priest: [ often passive ] He was ordained by the Bishop of London. (Definition of ordain from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
