late 13c., "to appoint or admit to the ministry of the Church," from stem of Old French ordener "place in order, arrange, prepare; consecrate, designate" (Modern French ordonner) and directly from Latin ordinare "put in order, arrange, dispose, appoint," from ordo (genitive ordinis) "order" (see order (n.)). The notion is "to confer holy orders upon." Meaning "to decree, enact" is from c. 1300; sense of "to set (something) that will continue in a certain order" is from early 14c. Related: Ordained; ordaining.
ordain 双语例句
1. He ordained his own priests, and threatened to ordain bishops.
他自行任命了牧师，还扬言要任命主教。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change.
这次经济衰退可能已经严重到必须进行体制变革的地步了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The church's ruling body voted to ordain women as priests.
该教会的管理机构投票通过接纳女性为牧师。
来自辞典例句
4. Does Joel 2:28 permit us ordain women preachers?