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Detailed Synonyms for ordain in English

ordain:

to ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)

  1. to ordain
    to ordain; to order; to charge
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
    • order verbe (orders, ordered, ordering)
    • charge verbe (charges, charged, charging)
  2. to ordain
    to decree; to ordain; to order
    • decree verbe (decrees, decreed, dercreeing)
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
    • order verbe (orders, ordered, ordering)
  3. to ordain
    – issue an order 1
    to ordain
    – issue an order 1
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
  4. to ordain
    – appoint to a clerical posts 1
    to order; to ordain; to consecrate; ordinate
    – appoint to a clerical posts 1
    • order verbe (orders, ordered, ordering)
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
      • he was ordained in the Church1
    • consecrate verbe (consecrates, consecrated, consecrating)
    • ordinate verbe
  5. to ordain
    – invest with ministerial or priestly authority 1
    to ordain
    – invest with ministerial or priestly authority 1
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
      • The minister was ordained only last month1
  6. to ordain
    – order by virtue of superior authority; decree 1
    to ordain; enact
    – order by virtue of superior authority; decree 1
    • ordain verbe (ordains, ordained, ordaining)
      • The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews1
    • enact verbe
      • the legislature enacted this law in 19851

Conjugations for ordain:

present
  1. ordain
  2. ordain
  3. ordains
  4. ordain
  5. ordain
  6. ordain
simple past
  1. ordained
  2. ordained
  3. ordained
  4. ordained
  5. ordained
  6. ordained
present perfect
  1. have ordained
  2. have ordained
  3. has ordained
  4. have ordained
  5. have ordained
  6. have ordained
past continuous
  1. was ordaining
  2. were ordaining
  3. was ordaining
  4. were ordaining
  5. were ordaining
  6. were ordaining
future
  1. shall ordain
  2. will ordain
  3. will ordain
  4. shall ordain
  5. will ordain
  6. will ordain
continuous present
  1. am ordaining
  2. are ordaining
  3. is ordaining
  4. are ordaining
  5. are ordaining
  6. are ordaining
subjunctive
  1. be ordained
  2. be ordained
  3. be ordained
  4. be ordained
  5. be ordained
  6. be ordained
diverse
  1. ordain!
  2. let's ordain!
  3. ordained
  4. ordaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "ordain":

  1. issue an order1
  2. appoint to a clerical posts1
    • he was ordained in the Church1
  3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority1
    • The minister was ordained only last month1
  4. order by virtue of superior authority; decree1
    • The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews1

Related Synonyms for ordain