ordain



ordain someone

 (as) something
1. Lit. to establish someone as a priest or minister. In a lovely ceremony, they ordained David as a priest. He was ordained as a priest by a bishop.
2. Fig. to establish someone as something. They ordained the poor old man as a deputy sheriff. Was he duly ordained as a Mercedes mechanic?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arin-English (Rare)
Sheona-Scottish
Fakhri-Arabic
Can-Turkish
Laird-English (Rare)
Ammar-Arabic