English verb: ordain | |||
1. | ordain (social) order by virtue of superior authority; decree | ||
Samples | The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews. The legislature enacted this law in 1985. | ||
Synonyms | enact | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decree | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | legislate, pass, reenact | ||
2. | ordain (social) appoint to a clerical posts | ||
Samples | He was ordained in the Church. | ||
Synonyms | consecrate, order, ordinate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthrone, invest, vest | ||
3. | ordain (social) invest with ministerial or priestly authority | ||
Samples | The minister was ordained only last month. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthrone, invest, vest | ||
4. | ordain (communication) issue an order | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decree | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | designate, destine, doom, fate, predestine, will | ||