late 13c., "to appoint or admit to the ministry of the Church," from stem of Old French ordener "place in order, arrange, prepare; consecrate, designate" (Modern French ordonner) and directly from Latin ordinare "put in order, arrange, dispose, appoint," from ordo (genitive ordinis) "order" (see order (n.)). The notion is "to confer holy orders upon." Meaning "to decree, enact" is from c. 1300; sense of "to set (something) that will continue in a certain order" is from early 14c. Related: Ordained; ordaining.
例文
1. He ordained his own priests,and threatened to ordain bishops.
彼は自ら牧師を任命し、司教を任命すると公言した。
2.The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change.
今回の景気後退は、体制変革を行わなければならないほど深刻な状況になっている可能性がある。
3.The church 's ruling body voted to ordain women as priests.
同教会の管理機関は、女性を牧師として受け入れることに投票した。
4.Does Joel 2:28 permit us ordain women preachers?