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ordain
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ordain
v.
empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command
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Ordination
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination vary by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination is sometimes called an ordinand. The liturgy used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordination.
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ordain
Verb
1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
(synonym) enact
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) reenact
2. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
(synonym) consecrate, ordinate, order
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) ordainer
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) ordainer
4. issue an order
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) predestine
(derivation) ordinance
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ordain
v.
vysvětit
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ordain
Czas.
wyświęcać
