ordain
verb (used with object)
to invest with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions.
ordainment
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a word derived from
ordain.
Example Sentences
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In the very channels of our own blood the poisonous and non-poisonous germs are constantly striving for the mastery, and how can we escape the general ordainment?
From The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance by Marie Corelli
