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Meaning of
ordain
in English
ordain
us
//ɔːrˈdeɪn//
uk
//ɔːrˈdeɪn//
#uncommon
Past Tense
ordained
Participle Verb
ordaining
Third Person Singular
ordains
Definitions
Verb
to
officially
decree
;
make
a
law
The
government
will
ordain
a
new
policy
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
.
to
predestine
or
determine
a
course
Fate
seems
to
ordain
that
we
will
meet
again
someday
.
to
authorize
a
religious
leader
(
e
.
g
.
priest
,
minister
)
The
church
will
ordain
a
new
priest
next
Sunday
.