ORDAINING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

ordaining

verb

present participle of ordain

as in destining

to determine the fate of in advance he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power

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as in ordering

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues

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as in enacting

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States

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Recent Examples of ordaining The church began ordaining women as priests in the 1980s, beginning with Lucia Okuthe of the diocese of Maseno South in 1983. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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Nuñez gave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in the seventh, and Austin Riley followed with one of his own, ultimately dooming the Mets.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
She’s lost Luke to Kronos, dooming them to fight on opposing sides of a war dividing the demigods.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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The report said Jeanie Buss, Janie Buss and Joey Buss will be responsible for enacting the actual sale.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Blue Origin is enacting the same fixes for its New Glenn rocket engines, which use seven BE-4s, while having to also rebuild the pad at LC-36 before New Glenn can try and launch again.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

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Supermicro has also been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with staff requesting documents related to customers, including the customer that was the subject of the allegations in the indictment.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Since the whistleblower complaints were filed, Ramsey claims city staff has retaliated against him by requesting extensive records concerning a police use-of-force incident from years prior and investigating several complaints against him.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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