ordain /dem; or'den/ vt 1 [VP6A, 23] make (sb) a priest or minister: 立 (某人) 為神父或牧師： He was ~ed priest. 他被立為神父。 2 [VP9] ~ that, (of God, law, authority) decide; give orders (that); destine: (指上帝、法律、當(dāng)局) 決定; 命令; 注定： God has ~ed that all men shall die. 上帝注定所有的人終必死亡。