| VERB | social | ordain, enact | order by virtue of superior authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order | appoint to a clerical posts | |
| social | ordain | invest with ministerial or priestly authority | |
| communication | ordain | issue an order |
| Sounds | aordey'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | Order by virtue of superior authority; decree. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews" | |
| Synonym | enact | |
| Narrower | legislate, pass | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
| reenact | enact again | |
| Broader | decree | issue a decree |
| Spanish | promulgar | |
| Meaning | appoint to a clerical posts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Example | "he was ordained in the Church" | |
| Synonyms | consecrate, ordinate, order | |
| Broader | invest, vest, enthrone | Provide with power and authority |
| Spanish | consagrar, ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | ordainer | a cleric who ordains |
| ordinance | the act of ordaining | |
| Meaning | invest with ministerial or priestly authority. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The minister was ordained only last month" | |
| Broader | invest, vest, enthrone | Provide with power and authority |
| Spanish | ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | ordainer | a cleric who ordains |
| ordinance | the act of ordaining | |
| Meaning | issue an order. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Narrower | destine, fate, doom, designate | Decree or designate beforehand |
| predestine | decree / decree or determine beforehand | |
| will | decree or ordain | |
| Broader | decree | issue a decree |
| Spanish | ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | ordinance | a statute enacted by a city government |
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