ordain

ordained ordaining ordains
Verb
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"
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2. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
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4. issue an order
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