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• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de nommer officiellement quelqu'un à une fonction religieuse, ou de prescrire, décréter quelque chose par la loi ou par l'autorité.

A verb used to indicate the act of officially appointing someone to a religious office or decreeing something by law or authority.

1. Decree or orderC1formal

   To officially order or establish something by law or authority.

   Ordonner, décréter

   • The king ordained that all citizens must pay a new tax.
   • The council ordained new regulations for public safety.
   • The law ordains that everyone must wear a seatbelt.

   Synonymescommanddecreedictateenactestablishlegislatemandateorderprescribe

2. Appoint to clergyB2formal

   To formally invest someone with the authority of a priest, minister, or other religious leader.

   Ordonner (au clergé)

   • The bishop ordained three new priests at the ceremony.
   • He was ordained as a minister in the church last year.
   • She felt called to be ordained and serve her community.

   Synonymescommissionconsecrateinductinstallinvest

3. Predestine or determineC2formal

   To predetermine or decide something in advance, often by fate or a higher power.

   Prédestiner ou déterminer

   • Fate ordained that they would meet again.
   • It seemed ordained that he would become a leader.
   • The stars ordained a prosperous future for the kingdom.

   Synonymesdecreedestinedeterminefateforeordainpredestinepredetermine