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?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ordain — [[t]ɔː(r)de͟ɪn[/t]] ordains, ordaining, ordained 1) VERB When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. [be V ed n] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982... [be V ed] Women have been ordained for many… … English dictionary
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