| 单词 | ordain |
| 释义 | ordain (ɔːʳdeɪn ) Word forms: ordains , ordaining , ordained 1. verb When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982. [be VERB-ed noun] Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland. [be VERB-ed] He ordained his own priests. [VERB noun] He became a fully ordained monk at the age of 20. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: appoint, call, name, commission 2. verb If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence. [formal] Nehru ordained that socialism should rule. [VERB that] His rule was ordained by heaven. [be VERB-ed] The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change. [VERB noun] Collocations: be ordained a priest Two years later he was ordained a priest. Christianity Today He made his perpetual profession in 1954 and was ordained a priest in 1959. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was ordained a priest in the same year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later he became a monk and was ordained a priest in 1972. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He studied at the diocesan seminary and was ordained a priest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 任命…为牧师 Japanese: 牧師に任命する |
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