ordain
verb (used with object)
to invest with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions.
have been ordaining
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present perfect progressiveof ordain.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He cited the examples of two traditionalist bishops he had consecrated "despite the fact that I have been ordaining women to the priesthood since I first became Bishop for Stepney in 1996".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2015
