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ordain Definition
(v)
order
by
virtue
of
superior
authority
;
decree
; "
The
King
ordained
the
persecution
and
expulsion
of
the
Jews
"; "
the
legislature
enacted
this
law
in
1985
"
(v)
appoint
to
a
clerical
posts
; "
he
was
ordained
in
the
Church
"
(v)
invest
with
ministerial
or
priestly
authority
; "
The
minister
was
ordained
only
last
month
"
(v)
issue
an
order
ordain Synonyms
consecrate
enact
ordain
order
ordinate
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