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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ordain \Or*dain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ordained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ordaining.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr. L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See Order, and cf. Ordinance.] 1. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish. ``Battle well ordained.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The stake that shall be ordained on either side. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute. [1913 Webster] Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month. --1 Kings xii. 32. [1913 Webster] And doth the power that man adores ordain Their doom ? --Byron. [1913 Webster] 3. To set apart for an office; to appoint. [1913 Webster] Being ordained his special governor. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) 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. [1913 Webster] Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ordain \Or*dain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ordained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ordaining.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr. L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See Order, and cf. Ordinance.] 1. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish. ``Battle well ordained.'' --Spenser. The stake that shall be ordained on either side. --Chaucer. 2. 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. 3. To set apart for an office; to appoint. Being ordained his special governor. --Shak. 4. (Eccl.) 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. Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. --Bp. Stillingfleet.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ordained adj 1: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: appointed, decreed, prescribed] 2: invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ordained a. 1 Established by authority. 2 Admitted to the ministry of the church. vb. (infl of en ordain ed-form)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ordained a. 1 Established by authority. 2 Admitted to the ministry of the church. vb. (infl of en ordain ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ordained a. 1 Established by authority. 2 Admitted to the ministry of the church. vb. (infl of en ordain ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ordained a. 1 Established by authority. 2 Admitted to the ministry of the church. vb. (infl of en ordain ed-form)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ مقدّرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vysvětlený
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nařízený
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ bestimmt see: ordain, ordaining, ordains, ordainedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ bestimmte see: ordain, ordaining, ordained, ordainsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ ordiniert see: ordain sb., ordaining, ordains, ordained, ordain a minister/priestFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ ordinierte see: ordain sb., ordaining, ordained, ordains, ordain a minister/priestFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/