ordain

/ɔɹdˈeɪn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
   “The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
2. appoint to a clerical posts
   “he was ordained in the Church”
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority
   “The minister was ordained only last month”
4. issue an order

Synonyms for ordain

• enact
• consecrate
• ordinate
• order

Words that rhyme with ordain

• strain
• train
• grain
• gain
• chain
• plain
• maintain
• plane
• stain
• drain
• brain
• campaign
• pain
• sustain
• contain
• crane
• profane
• rein
• vein
• domain
• main
• reign
• ascertain
• attain
• cane
• disdain
• rain
• remain
• restrain
• retain