ordain
verb (used with object)
to invest with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions.
have ordained
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present perfectof ordain.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While the larger Reform and Conservative Jewish movements have ordained women rabbis for decades, the Orthodox fold has only recently begun tapping women to leadership roles.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
That group claims to have ordained 120 female priests and five bishops worldwide.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2011
“Whatever fate it was that decreed Adolf Hitler should look like Charlie must have ordained this opportunity, for the caricature of the former is devastating.”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2011
The movement now includes 45 affiliated congregations and dozens of others not officially affiliated, and Rabbi Schachter-Shalomi and the alliance have ordained rabbis that serve in the United States and worldwide.
From Washington Post
As far as possible I have ordained that the house shall never be altered.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
