or|dain´ment

or|dain´ment
or|dain «awr DAYN», transitive verb.
1. to pass as a law; order; decide; fix; appoint: »

In some places the law ordains that convicted criminals shall go to prison. The eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained (Time).

 SYNONYM(S): decree, prescribe.
2. to officially appoint or consecrate as a minister in a Christian church.
3. to appoint (a person) to a charge, duty, or office.
4. to appoint as part of the order of the universe or of nature; destine.
–v.i.
to command.
╂[< Anglo-French ordeigner, Old French ordener, learned borrowing from Latin ōrdināre arrange (in Medieval Latin, consecrate; take holy orders) < ōrdō, -inis order]
–or|dain´er, noun.
–or|dain´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fore´or|dain´ment — fore|or|dain «FR r DAYN, FOHR », transitive verb. to ordain beforehand; determine beforehand; predestine. SYNONYM(S): predetermine. –fore´or|dain´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • or|dain´er — or|dain «awr DAYN», transitive verb. 1. to pass as a law; order; decide; fix; appoint: »In some places the law ordains that convicted criminals shall go to prison. The eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained (Time).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • or|dain — «awr DAYN», transitive verb. 1. to pass as a law; order; decide; fix; appoint: »In some places the law ordains that convicted criminals shall go to prison. The eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained (Time). SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore|or|dain — «FR r DAYN, FOHR », transitive verb. to ordain beforehand; determine beforehand; predestine. SYNONYM(S): predetermine. –fore´or|dain´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ordainment — or·dain·ment …   English syllables

  • foreordain — fore•or•dain [[t]ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr [/t]] v. t. 1) to ordain or appoint beforehand 2) to predestine; predetermine • Etymology: 1400–50 fore or•dain′ment, n. fore or•di•na′tion ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən n …   From formal English to slang

  • Ordainment — Or*dain ment, n. Ordination. [R.] Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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