单词 | ordain |
释义 | ordain v.tr.   1. confer holy orders on; appoint to the Christian ministry (ordained him priest; was ordained in 1970).   2. a (often foll. by that + clause) decree (ordained that he should go). b (of God, fate, etc.) destine; appoint (has ordained us to die). Derivatives ordainer n. ordainment n. Etymology: ME f. AF ordeiner, OF ordein- stressed stem of ordener f. L ordinare f. ordo -inis order |
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