ordain in WordNet English dictionary

1. appoint to a clerical posts
   "he was ordained in the Church"
   ordain  consecrate  ordinate  order 
   
2. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
   "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
   ordain  enact 
   
3. issue an order
   ordain 
   
4. invest with ministerial or priestly authority
   "The minister was ordained only last month"
   ordain