ordain
verb (used with object)
to invest with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions.
was ordaining
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past progressiveof ordain.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The standoff began in 2021 when Saddleback announced it was ordaining three women as pastors.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
Chief Abbot Oda Sesso was ordaining a head priest for the Zen Buddhist temple of Daitokuji Ryosen-An in Kyoto, Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He told disciples that he was ordaining them as Buddhist monks.
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer
