ordaining

ɔːrˈdeɪnɪŋ

Definition

Definition of ordaining - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

religion

TECH.

having the authority to ordain in a religious context

TECH.

The ordaining bishop led the ceremony with grace.

consecrating

installing

official decree

Rare

related to the act of officially decreeing

Rare

The ordaining document was signed by the council.

decreeing

enacting

proclaiming

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Origin of ordaining

Latin, ordinare (to arrange) + -ing (action)

Terms with ordaining included in their meaning

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ordination

Buddhism

ceremony of ordaining a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni in Buddhism

ordering

religion

ceremony of ordaining in a religious context

Examples of ordaining in a sentence

An ordaining official presided over the event.
The ordaining ceremony was attended by many dignitaries.
An ordaining proclamation was issued by the government.

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French:conférant, officiel, ...
German:ordinierend, verordnend, ...
Italian:ordinante, decretale, ...
Spanish:ordenante, decretante, ...
Portuguese:ordenante, oficial, ...
Chinese:任命的, 颁布的, ...
Japanese:叙任する, 公式布告の, ...
Arabic:مُخَوَّل بالتَّرْسِيم, مُقَرَّر, ...
Hebrew:מְסֻמָּךְ, מוּכְרָז, ...
Russian:рукополагающий, указующий, ...
Ukrainian:висвячувальний, декретний, ...
Hindi:अभिषेक करने वाला, आदेशात्मक, ...
Bengali:অভিষেককারী, আদেশমূলক, ...
Catalan:ordenant, de decret, ...
Czech:světící, nařizující, ...
Danish:ordinerende, officiel, ...
Dutch:wijdend, verordenend, ...
Greek:χειροτονών, διατακτικός, ...
Hungarian:felszentelő, rendelkező, ...
Khmer:មានសិទ្ធិបួសតែងតាំង, ដែលចេញក្រឹត្យជាផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:임명하는, 공식 명령하는, ...
Persian:منصوب‌کننده, حکم‌نامه, ...
Polish:udzielający święceń, dekretujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordenante, oficial, ...
Romanian:hirotonisitor, decretat, ...
Swedish:ordinerande, förordnande, ...
Thai:ที่มีอำนาจในการบวช, ที่ออกคำสั่ง, ...
Turkish:kutsayan, resmi karar, ...
Vietnamese:phong chức, sắc lệnh, ...

ordain

ɔːˈdeɪn

Definition of ordain - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

religionadmit someone into the ministry

He was ordained as a priest last year.

consecrate

install

authoritydecree or establish with authority

The council ordained new regulations for the city.

decree

enact

fate

Dated

prearrange or predestine unalterably

Dated

It seemed their meeting was ordained by destiny.

foreordain

predestine

preordain

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Origin of ordain

Latin, ordinare (to arrange)

Examples of ordain in a sentence

The bishop will ordain new ministers this Sunday.
The government ordained a national holiday.
The king ordained that taxes be reduced.
Their love story was ordained by the stars.
The events were ordained long before they happened.

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French:ordonner, décréter, ...
German:weihen, verfügen, ...
Italian:ordinare, decretare, ...
Spanish:ordenar, decretar, ...
Portuguese:ordenar, decretar, ...
Chinese:授予圣职, 颁布, ...
Japanese:任命する, 制定する, ...
Arabic:رَسَّمَ, سَنَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסְמִיךְ, לְתַקֵּן, ...
Russian:рукополагать, постановлять, ...
Ukrainian:висвячувати, постановити, ...
Hindi:अभिषेक करना, आदेशित करना, ...
Bengali:অভিষিক্ত করা, প্রতিষ্ঠা করা, ...
Catalan:ordenar, decretar, ...
Czech:vysvětit, nařídit, ...
Danish:indvie, udstede, ...
Dutch:wijden, verordenen, ...
Greek:χειροτονώ, διατάζω, ...
Hungarian:felszentelni, elrendelni, ...
Khmer:តែងតាំងជាបូជាចារ្យ, បញ្ញត្តិ, ...
Korean:서품하다, 제정하다, ...
Persian:دست‌گذاری کردن, وضع کرد, ...
Polish:wyświęcić, ustanowić, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordenar, decretar, ...
Romanian:a hirotoni, a ordona, ...
Swedish:viga, utfärda, ...
Thai:บวช, ออกกฎ, ...
Turkish:atamak, emretmek, ...
Vietnamese:phong chức, ban hành, ...

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