01 v. t. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.
imp. & p. p.
Ordained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ordaining
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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.“The stake that shall be ordained on either side.” — Chaucer.
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To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.“Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month.” — 1 Kings xii. 32.“And doth the power that man adores ordain Their doom ?” — Byron.
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To set apart for an office; to appoint.“Being ordained his special governor.” — Shak.
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To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.(Eccl.)“Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops.” — Bp. Stillingfleet.