| ordain definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine | 26 sets |
| 2 | to establish by law | 16 sets |
| 3 | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; n. ordainment; cf. ordination | 13 sets |
| 4 | (v) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine | 12 sets |
| 5 | destine; confer holy orders on a priest | 10 sets |
| 6 | 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest | 10 sets |
| 7 | (v.) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine | 9 sets |
| 8 | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine | 8 sets |
| 9 | forbid, veto, cancel | 8 sets |
| 10 | command; arrange; consecrate | 8 sets |
| 11 | to invest with ministerial or priestly authority | 8 sets |
| 12 | to order or prearrange | 8 sets |
| 13 | to decree or order | 7 sets |
| 14 | to establish by law, to order or command, to appoint as a priest or minister, to destine, anoint, consecrate, enact, decree | 7 sets |
| 15 | to order or establish beforehand | 5 sets |
| 16 | to establish by law, to order or command | 5 sets |
| 17 | appoint to a clerical posts | 5 sets |
| 18 | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or a minister; to destine | 5 sets |
| 19 | order by virtue of superior authority; decree | 4 sets |
| 20 | (verb) to order or decree authoritatively; to appoint as a priest | 4 sets |
| 21 | issue an order | 4 sets |
| 22 | v. decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine | 4 sets |
| 23 | to order or command | 4 sets |
| 24 | to order; to establish; to arrange | 4 sets |
| 25 | to make someone a minister | 4 sets |
| 26 | to establish by law; to order or command | 4 sets |
| 27 | v. to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine | 3 sets |
| 28 | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a preist or minister; to destine | 3 sets |
| 29 | establish by law | 3 sets |
| 30 | to install as a minister, priest, or rabbi, often in a special ceremony | 3 sets |
| 31 | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister | 3 sets |
| 32 | to give orders | 3 sets |
| 33 | command, arrange, consecrate | 3 sets |
| 34 | to decree; give orders for; to order by virtue of superior authority | 3 sets |
| 35 | (v.) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a preist or minister; to desire | 3 sets |
| 36 | anoint, consecrate, enact, decree | 3 sets |
| 37 | to establish by law; to order or command; to appiont as a priest or minister; to destine(v) | 3 sets |
| 38 | to be established by law; to appoint as priest or minister; or to be declared in religious matters | 3 sets |
| 39 | invest with ministerial or priestly authority | 2 sets |
| 40 | (verb) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister | 2 sets |