Ordain — synonyms, definition

1. ordain (Verb)

appoint authorise authorize bid bless call certify charge check command commission consecrate constitute decree delegate destine determine dictate dignify direct • • •

ordain (Verb) — Order by virtue of superior authority; decree. ex. "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"

ordain (Verb) — Appoint to a clerical post. ex. "he was ordained in the Church"

ordain (Verb) — Invest with ministerial or priestly authority. ex. "The minister was ordained only last month"

ordain (Verb) — Issue an order.

decree enthrone invest vest designate destine doom fate legislate pass predestine reenact will