Examples of 'ordain' in a sentence
Meaning of "ordain"
Ordain (verb): to officially make someone a priest or minister; to order or decree something with authority. This term is often used in religious contexts when referring to the formal appointment or authorization of a religious leader
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- To prearrange unalterably.
- To decree.
- To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
- To predestine.
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For so did you ordain when you created us.
He was the first bishop there to ordain women.
Of do hereby ordain that when fifty planets.
An abbess did everything a bishop did except ordain priests.
Multiple bishops ordain the new bishop.
And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity.
Muslims do not formally ordain religious leaders.
Do ordain and establish this constitution.
Just as it was ordain ed they shou id.
Do ordain and establish give authority.
Many member churches ordain women to the priesthood.
We ordain on the day what we have to do.
A father has a right to ordain a marriage of his child.
I will ordain all those who humiliated me to be persecuted.
It is a privilege to ordain you permanent deacons.
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To ordain the fate of the world.
Can i ask a registrar to ordain my marriage instead of a pastor.
We ordain those who hate others that we ordain.
One religion may ordain something very hideous.
Thy strength thou didst ordain.
God did not ordain for it to be this way.
I will certainly be back to ordain later on.
Methodists ordain an openly gay woman as bishop.
What the sisters may ordain.
Taoists ordain both men and women as priests.
He was also decisive in the decision to ordain women priests.
Sometimes we ordain people to the ministry.
This event would motivate him to ordain as a monk.
Mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.
The thirteenth forbids chorepiscopi to ordain presbyters or deacons.
They ordain ministers and maintain order in the church.
He may appoint and ordain officers.
I now ordain you a manager.
Confer the priesthood and ordain to the ministry.
Ordain us with compassionate hearts.
Other churches began to ordain women.
It does not ordain women as pastors.
Three bishops are required to ordain a bishop.
There is no need to ordain people so they can give homilies.
How many bishops there should be to ordain a bishop.
They ordain a patriarch and bishops from their convent.
Only bishops can ordain pastors.
Ordain it and it will materialize.
Therefore he does not ordain to the clergy.
But to ordain is an act of reason.
Only a bishop has the power to ordain priests.
I can ordain you.
Of at least five bhikkhunis are required to ordain a new one.
Many now ordain women.
Stars like crosses do ordain.
