ordain
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -eɪn
Verb[edit]
ordain (third-person singular simple present ordains, present participle ordaining, simple past and past participle ordained)
- to prearrange unalterably
- to decree
- to admit into the ministry of the Christian church
- to authorize as a rabbi
- to predestine
Translations[edit]
to prearrange unalterably
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- ordain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ordain in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ordain at OneLook Dictionary Search
