ordain

[US]/ɔːˈdeɪn/
[UK]/ɔːrˈdeɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition:
vt. at udnævne som præst, at decretere, at forudbestemme
vi. at udstede en ordre.
Word Forms
Past Tenseordained
Third Person Singularordains
Present Participleordaining
Pluralordains
Past Participleordained

Phrases & Collocations

ordain a law

udnævne en lov

ordain a decree

udnævne et dekrét

ordain a tradition

udnævne en tradition

Example Sentences

He was ordained in 1984.

Han blev ordineret i 1984.

the path ordained by God.

den vej, der var blevet bestemt af Gud.

He was ordained priest.

Han blev ordineret præst.

He was ordained in 1962.

Han blev ordineret i 1962.

equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes.

lig stor straf blev fastsat for de to forbrydelser.

a self-ordained foreign policy expert.

en selvudnævnt ekspert i udenrigspolitik.

a separation seemingly ordained by fate;

en adskillelse, der tilsyneladende var bestemt af skæbnen;

No law has ordained that stars can not lie or kithe everything to the public.

Ingen lov har fastsat, at stjerner ikke må lyve eller give alt til offentligheden.

In December 1996,two bishops were ordained to assist the Cardinal - Joseph Ze-kiun Zen as the Coadjutor Bishop and John Hong Tong as the Auxiliary Bishop.

I december 1996 blev to biskopper indsat for at hjælpe Cardinal - Joseph Ze-kiun Zen som Coadjutor Bishop og John Hong Tong som Auxiliary Bishop.

1. In December 1996,two bishops were ordained to assist the Cardinal - Joseph Ze-kiun Zen as the Coadjutor Bishop and John Hong Tong as the Auxiliary Bishop.

1. I december 1996 blev to biskopper indsat for at hjælpe Cardinal - Joseph Ze-kiun Zen som Coadjutor Bishop og John Hong Tong som Auxiliary Bishop.

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