ordain
Pronunciation: /ɔɹˈdeɪn/
The English word “ordain” has 4 meanings listed here.
verb
- To prearrange unalterably.
- To decree.
- To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
- To predestine.
Etymology
From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.
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