Ordain: alternatives and connections

An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be d…

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To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

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To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

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Designated; appointed; chosen.

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To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative…

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Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.

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A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence…

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To make or enact a law or laws.

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate.

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To enact again.

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The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide t…

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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

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The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

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The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

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One who ordains.

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One who ordains.

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Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.

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Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.

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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

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To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) whi…

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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.

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