ordain
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(verb) issue an order |
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Related Words: decree, designate, destine, doom, fate, predestine, will |
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(verb) of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" |
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Synonyms: consecrate, order |
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Related Words: enthrone, invest, vest |
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(verb) invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month" |
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Related Words: enthrone, invest, vest |
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(verb) authorize as a rabbi; "Our rabbi was ordained in Spain" |
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Related Words: enthrone, invest, vest |
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(verb) order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews" |
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Synonyms: enact |
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Related Words: decree, legislate, pass, reenact |
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