Definition for Ordain:

• To appoint or set apart for some special work; as, to ordain a minister or priest; decree; establish; as, fate ordains our destiny.

Synonyms for Ordain:

• n.

  •
  • annul,
  • appoint,
  • citation,
  • institute,
  • acquittal,
  • award,
  • charge,
  • acquit,
  • bar,
  • install.
  •
  • ceremony,
  • confession,
  • anoint,
  • predetermine,
  • blessing,
  • foreordain,
  • circumcision,
  • circumcise,
  • celebrant,
  • intend,
  • contemplation,
  • determine.
  •
  • delegate,
  • frock.
  •
  • lay it on the line,
  • over,
  • lay down,
  • fix,
  • impose.
  •ordain (noun)
  • enact,
  • ordinate,
  • order,
  • consecrate.

• v.

  •authorize (verb)
  • authorize,
  • bless,
  • license,
  • affirm,
  • certify,
  • assent,
  • authenticate,
  • notarize,
  • consent,
  • designate,
  • sanction,
  • approve,
  • confirm,
  • entitle,
  • agree,
  • warrant,
  • empower,
  • permit,
  • commission,
  • enfranchise,
  • deputize,
  • validate,
  • countersign,
  • enable,
  • denominate.
  •enact (verb)
  • set,
  • legislate,
  • establish,
  • decree,
  • enact.
  •establish, install (verb)
  • deal,
  • delegate,
  • invest,
  • fix,
  • order,
  • decree,
  • commission,
  • destine,
  • set,
  • dictate,
  • prescribe,
  • call,
  • constitute,
  • put foot down,
  • appoint,
  • impose,
  • rule,
  • nominate,
  • anoint,
  • lay down the law,
  • deal with,
  • walk heavy,
  • bless,
  • consecrate,
  • elect,
  • pronounce,
  • enact,
  • institute,
  • legislate,
  • will,
  • enjoin,
  • frock.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • assign.
  •
  • impose.
  •
  • fix.
  •authorize
  • constitute.
  •command
  • ordinate,
  • give orders,
  • call on,
  • lay down the law,
  • put foot down,
  • call upon,
  • call the signals.
  •delegate
  • swear in.
  •enact
  • put through,
  • get the floor,
  • enact,
  • railroad through,
  • make laws,
  • railroad,
  • put in force.
  •legalize
  • legitimatize.
  •legitimize
  • legitimize.
  •Other relevant words:
  • contemplation,
  • lay it on the line,
  • authoritative,
  • delegate,
  • deal,
  • bequeath,
  • decree,
  • foredoom,
  • legitimate,
  • degree,
  • vow,
  • over,
  • proclaim,
  • system,
  • circumcise,
  • predestinate,
  • sacrosanct,
  • sign up,
  • organize,
  • use,
  • start,
  • bespeak,
  • class,
  • earmark,
  • ratify,
  • institute,
  • instruct,
  • predestination,
  • run,
  • hallow,
  • put in force,
  • call upon,
  • settle,
  • celestial,
  • prefer,
  • destine,
  • ethereal,
  • choose,
  • govern,
  • give,
  • set up,
  • celebrant,
  • pigeonhole,
  • say,
  • imposing,
  • appropriate to,
  • immense,
  • practice,
  • conduct,
  • impressively,
  • annul,
  • define,
  • administration,
  • specify,
  • preside,
  • rank,
  • mark,
  • elect,
  • regulate,
  • acquit,
  • invest,
  • manage,
  • tag,
  • hire,
  • glorify,
  • altercation,
  • holy,
  • instal,
  • citation,
  • habit,
  • accredit,
  • act out,
  • call the signals,
  • devise,
  • make,
  • enlist,
  • custom,
  • kill,
  • require,
  • create,
  • mark off,
  • legalize,
  • ordinate,
  • lobby,
  • sanctify,
  • enjoin,
  • Commandingly,
  • authority,
  • preordain,
  • Instate,
  • peremptorily,
  • report,
  • present,
  • charge,
  • ceremony,
  • fashion,
  • arrangement,
  • pocket,
  • charter,
  • injunction,
  • bid,
  • predestine,
  • form,
  • imperative,
  • hallowed,
  • authoritatively,
  • religious,
  • commanding,
  • translate,
  • see fit,
  • reenact,
  • bar,
  • appropriate,
  • fated,
  • pronounce,
  • put in order,
  • rate,
  • place,
  • grade,
  • blissful,
  • direct,
  • select,
  • pass judgment,
  • anoint,
  • demand,
  • call on,
  • appoint,
  • precept,
  • promulgate,
  • put through,
  • railroad through,
  • wish,
  • put,
  • operate,
  • canonise,
  • walk heavy,
  • fate,
  • make legal,
  • legitimatize,
  • imperious,
  • foreordain,
  • regularize,
  • consecrate,
  • magnificent,
  • quarrel,
  • induct,
  • exact,
  • constitute,
  • give orders,
  • tidy up,
  • saintly,
  • name,
  • adjudge,
  • codify,
  • allot,
  • rule,
  • carry on,
  • call the shots,
  • seat,
  • impose,
  • dictate,
  • get the floor,
  • initiate,
  • compel,
  • decide,
  • doom,
  • inaugurate,
  • mode,
  • legislating,
  • call,
  • authorise,
  • circumcision,
  • order about,
  • swear in,
  • saint,
  • delightful,
  • begin,
  • desire,
  • canonize,
  • coordinate,
  • acquittal,
  • allocate,
  • confer a right,
  • arrange,
  • beautiful,
  • filibuster,
  • declare lawful,
  • enroll,
  • divine,
  • direction,
  • sign on,
  • will,
  • intend,
  • declare,
  • legitimize,
  • devout,
  • want,
  • justify,
  • heavenly,
  • godly,
  • row,
  • schedule,
  • wonderful,
  • assign,
  • engage,
  • enact laws,
  • take the floor,
  • found,
  • predetermine,
  • range,
  • deal with,
  • give the word,
  • award,
  • force,
  • spiritual,
  • fix,
  • brawl,
  • dedicate,
  • lay down,
  • return,
  • determine,
  • tab,
  • usage,
  • reserve,
  • blessing,
  • restrict,
  • Destinate,
  • railroad,
  • lay down the law,
  • frock,
  • logroll,
  • confession,
  • detail,
  • say the word,
  • method,
  • pass,
  • crown,
  • order,
  • nominate,
  • great,
  • make laws,
  • sentence,
  • prescribe,
  • formulate,
  • commit,
  • act on,
  • sacred,
  • align,
  • put foot down,
  • command,
  • table,
  • introduce,
  • admirable,
  • stipulate,
  • install,
  • regularise,
  • mandate,
  • tell,
  • pronounce on,
  • line,
  • devote,
  • enrol,
  • lot,
  • constrain.

Antonyms for Ordain:

• v.

  • establish, install
    deny, veto, receive, prevent, ignore, refuse, cancel, retract, void, stop, neglect, keep, conceal, halt, disallow, disorganize.
  • Other antonyms:
    overturn.

Hypernym for Ordain:

• v.

  • communication
    destine, doom, fate, designate, predestine, will.

Hyponym for Ordain:

• v.

  • communication
    decree.
  • social
    vest, enthrone, invest.