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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adah	['eidə]
Hippolytos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Waltraud	-	German
Diarmad	-	Scottish
Klaos	KLAWS	Limburgish
Emyr	-	Welsh