What is the meaning of ordain?

verb

  • Order by virtue of superior authority; decree.
    • usage: "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  • Appoint to a clerical posts.
    • usage: "he was ordained in the Church"
  • Invest with ministerial or priestly authority.
    • usage: "The minister was ordained only last month"
  • Issue an order. .
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