ordain

v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King

ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"

[syn: {enact}]

2: of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {consecrate},

{order}]

3: authorize as a rabbi; "Our rabbi was ordained in Spain"

4: invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister

was ordained only last month"

5: issue an order