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Meanings of ordain in English

Portuguese
consagrar
Catalan
ordenar
Spanish
ordenar

Appoint to a clerical posts.

        consagrar
        Portuguese
        promulgar

        Order by virtue of superior authority; decree.

              promulgar
              Usage of ordain in English
              1
              And ordain to the people the marks and terms in the circuit.
              Bible Stories and Religious Classics
              2
              The rest the gods must ordain-whatmust and shall become of us.
              The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
              3
              The Free-Will Baptists, as against the orthodox Baptists, ordain more woman preachers.
              Woman and the Republic / A Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement...
              4
              I go forth to battle, waiting not the signal thou didst ordain.
              Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book III.
              5
              S: And We did not ordain abiding for any mortal before you.
              Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
              6
              Bees make among them a king, and ordain among them common people.
              Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus
              7
              I'm going to personally tell Rome to ordain you a priest .
              Say you're one of them
              8
              But he did not ordain that all litigation respecting free tenements, e.g.
              Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
              9
              When we find suitable men, we must 'ordain elders in every city.'
              Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talma...
              10
              Oh how salutary and profitable Thy purpose when Thou didst ordain this!
              The Imitation of Christ
              11
              On what the Fates might ordain in this matter immense interests were dependent.
              The Eustace Diamonds
              12
              The Lord of the universe did not wish to ordain otherwise.
              The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
              13
              And Morven answered, Doubtless the stars will ordain the work to be done.
              The Pilgrims of the Rhine
              14
              He shall not be asked of the things it pleaseth Him to ordain.
              Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
              15
              You could then give the penitent absolution and ordain him a priest privately.
              Taquisara
              16
              Well, said Arthur, I shall ordain for him in short time.
              Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1
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              Catalan
              ordenar
              Ordain through the time
              Ordain across language varieties
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