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ordain
verb
Issue an order
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ɔɹˈdeɪn
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verb
Issue an order
verb
Appoint to a clerical posts
“He was ordained in the Church”
verb
Invest with ministerial or priestly authority
“The minister was ordained only last month”
verb
Order by virtue of superior authority; decree
“The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
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He was ordained in the Church
The minister was ordained only last month
The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
The legislature enacted this law in 1985
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