ordain

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

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения официального назначения кого-либо на религиозную должность или предписания чего-либо по закону или по воле власти.esVerbo que significa nombrar oficialmente a alguien para un cargo religioso o prescribir algo por ley o autoridad.frVerbe 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.deVerb, das die offizielle Einsetzung in ein religiöses Amt oder die Anordnung bzw. Festlegung von etwas durch Gesetz oder Autorität bezeichnet.ptVerbo usado para designar oficialmente alguém para um cargo religioso ou para determinar algo por lei ou pela vontade da autoridade.zh动词，指正式任命某人担任宗教职务，也指依法或依权力规定、命令某事。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على التعيين الرسمي لشخص في منصب ديني أو تكريسه له، وكذلك بمعنى القضاء أو التقرير أو الإلزام بأمر بحكم السلطة أو القانون أو القدر.

1. Decree or order C1 formal

   To officially order or establish something by law or authority.

   • 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.

   ruПредписатьesOrdenar, decretarfrOrdonner, décréterdeVerordnenptDecretarzh规定arيأمر أو يقرر

   同义词: commanddecreedictateenactestablishlegislatemandateorderprescribe

2. Appoint to clergy B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruРукоположитьesordenar (al clero)frOrdonner (au clergé)deZum Geistlichen weihenptOrdenarzh授予圣职arرسم كاهناً

   同义词: commissionconsecrateinductinstallinvest

3. Predestine or determine C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПредопределитьesPredestinar o determinarfrPrédestiner ou déterminerdeVorherbestimmenptPredestinarzh注定arقدّر مقدّرًا

   同义词: decreedestinedeterminefateforeordainpredestinepredetermine

• ordained past participle
• ordained past simple
• ordaining present participle
• ordains third person singular