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ordain [v]
 
1)order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
    Synonyms :enact 
    See Also: decree  enactment  reenact  legislate 
 
2)appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
    Synonyms :consecrate order ordinate 
    See Also: enthrone  club  consecration  consecration  ordainer  ordinance 
 
3)invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: enthrone  ordainer  ordinance 
 
4)issue an order
    Synonyms :
    See Also: decree  ordinance  predestine  will  designate 
 



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