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ordained |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ordain 2 of 5 senses of ordain Sense 1 ordain, enact => reenact => legislate, pass Sense 5 ordain => predestine => will => destine, fate, doom, designate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ordain 2 of 5 senses of ordain Sense 1 ordain, enact => reenact => legislate, pass Sense 5 ordain => predestine => will => destine, fate, doom, designate Entailment of verb ordain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb ordain 5 senses of ordain Sense 1 ordain, enact => decree Sense 2 ordain, consecrate, order => invest, vest, enthrone Sense 3 ordain => invest, vest, enthrone Sense 4 ordain => invest, vest, enthrone Sense 5 ordain => decree Familiarity of verb ordain ordain used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ordain Sense 3 ordain => invest, vest, enthrone Sense 4 ordain => invest, vest, enthrone -------------- Sense 1 ordain, enact => decree -------------- Sense 2 ordain, consecrate, order => invest, vest, enthrone -------------- Sense 5 ordain => decree -------------- Overview of verb ordain The verb ordain has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) ordain, enact -- (order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews") 2. (1) ordain, consecrate, order -- (of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church") 3. ordain -- (authorize as a rabbi; "Our rabbi was ordained in Spain") 4. ordain -- (invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month") 5. ordain -- (issue an order) Overview of adj ordained The adj ordained has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed -- (fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")) 2. ordained -- (invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest") Antonyms of adj ordained 2 senses of ordained Sense 1 appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed INDIRECT (VIA settled) -> unsettled Sense 2 ordained INDIRECT (VIA consecrated) -> desecrated Similarity of adj ordained 2 senses of ordained Sense 1 appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed => settled (vs. unsettled) Sense 2 ordained => consecrated (vs. desecrated), consecrate, dedicated Attributes of adj ordained Familiarity of adj ordained ordained used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ordained foreordained ordained Overview of verb ordain The verb ordain has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) ordain, enact -- (order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews") 2. (1) ordain, consecrate, order -- (of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church") 3. ordain -- (authorize as a rabbi; "Our rabbi was ordained in Spain") 4. ordain -- (invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month") 5. ordain -- (issue an order) Overview of adj ordained The adj ordained has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed -- (fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")) 2. ordained -- (invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest")
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