ordaining Definition

ordain
verb ordained, ordaining

1. Christianity.
To appoint or admit someone as priest or vicar, etc; to confer holy orders on them.
Thesaurus: bless, consecrate, frock, invest, anoint.
2. To order, command or decree something formally.

Thesaurus: decree, dictate, instruct, order.
3. math.
To destine, which shows that two numbers are to be multiplied.

Derivative: ordainer
noun

Derivative: ordainment
noun

See also ordination.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin ordinare, from ordo order.