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
CandisKAN-disEnglish
Mercer['mə:sə]
HÜSnİYe-Turkish
Ian[iən]
JebJEBEnglish
ChrissyKRIS-eeEnglish