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ordain
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[ verb ] order by virtue of superior authority; decree
Synonyms Examples "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews" "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" Used in print (National Review, xi: 26...)Now the government must do that ; but the government is left with no reserve granary , under the agricultural system it has ordained . (Clarence Streit, "How the Civil War Kept You Sovereign"...)`` we the People of the United_States , in_order_to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide_for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United_States_of_America '' . `` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in_order_to form a permanent federal_government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and the guidance of Almighty_God - do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate_States_of_America '' . |
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[ verb ] (government) of clerical posts
Synonyms Examples "he was ordained in the Church" Used in print (The Miami Herald...)New officers of the church will be ordained and installed at the 7 : 30 p. m. service . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (government) invest with ministerial or priestly authority
Examples "The minister was ordained only last month" Related terms |
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[ verb ] issue an order
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