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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.
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     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.
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              And doth the power that man adores ordain
              Their doom ?                          --Byron.
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     3. To set apart for an office; to appoint.
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              Being ordained his special governor.  --Shak.
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     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.
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              Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. --Bp.
                                                    Stillingfleet.
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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/
  مقدّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ 
  vysvětlený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/ 
  nařízený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/
  bestimmt
   see: ordain, ordaining, ordains, ordained
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/
  bestimmte
   see: ordain, ordaining, ordained, ordains
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/
  ordiniert
   see: ordain sb., ordaining, ordains, ordained, ordain a minister/priest
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ordained /ɔːdˈeɪnd/
  ordinierte
   see: ordain sb., ordaining, ordained, ordains, ordain a minister/priest
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/


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