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English to English 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 source: wordnet30
2. appoint to a clerical posts  he was ordained in the Church source: wordnet30
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority  The minister was ordained only last month source: wordnet30
4. issue an order  source: wordnet30
5. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.  source: webster1913
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