ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt ɪˈnækt ɔɹˈdeɪn ɔːˈdeɪn ˈɔːdə ˈɔɹdɚ issue an order appoint to a clerical posts he was ordained in the Church invest with ministerial or priestly authority The minister was ordained only last month order by virtue of superior authority; decree The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews the legislature enacted this law in 1985