1 ~ sb (as) (sth) to make sb a priest or minister of a Church:
[VN-N] He was ordained (as) a priest last year. [also VN]
seealsoORDINATION
2 (formal) (of God, the law or fate) to order or command sth; to decide sth in advance:
[Vthat] Fate had ordained that they would never meet again. [also VN]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is ordain a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ordain is tagged as verb.
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