#1 ordain v. [enact] order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985". wn
#2 ordain v. [consecrate, ordinate, order] appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church". wn
#3 ordain v. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month". wn
#4 ordain v. issue an order. wn
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