ordain

ordain
transitive verb
1) (Eccl.) ordinieren
2) (destine) bestimmen
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[o:'dein]
verb
(to make (someone) a priest, minister etc, usually by a church ceremony: He was ordained a priest.) ordinieren
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or·dain
[ɔ:ˈdeɪn, AM ɔ:r-]
vt
1. (to the ministry)
▪ to \ordain sb jdn ordinieren
to \ordain a minister/priest einem Geistlichen/Priester die Weihen erteilen
to \ordain sb as a priest jdn zum Priester weihen
2. (decree)
▪ to \ordain that ... bestimmen [o verfügen], dass ...
it was \ordained that he go to China to be a missionary es wurde angeordnet, dass er als Missionar nach China gehen solle
\ordained of God gottgewollt
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[ɔː'deɪn]
vt
1) sb ordinieren; (ECCL) a priest weihen

to be ordained priest/to the ministry — ordiniert werden; (Catholic also) zum Priester geweiht werden

2) (= destine God, fate) wollen, bestimmen

God has ordained that man should die — Gott hat es gewollt or hat bestimmt, dass der Mensch sterbe

fate ordained that he should die, it was ordained that he should die — das Schicksal hat es so gefügt or es war ihm vom Schicksal bestimmt, dass er sterben sollte

3) (= decree) (law) bestimmen; (ruler) verfügen
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ordain [ɔː(r)ˈdeın] v/t
1. auch ordain sb priest KATH ordinieren, zum Priester weihen
2. bestimmen, fügen (Gott, Schicksal)
3. anordnen, verfügen
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transitive verb
1) (Eccl.) ordinieren
2) (destine) bestimmen
* * *
v.
bestimmen v.
ordinieren v.

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