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Ordinal :: Ordinal (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons..

Install :: Install (v. t.) To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president..

Will :: Will (n.) To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.

Settle :: Settle (n.) To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister..

Popish :: Popish (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often used opprobriously..

Ordain :: Ordain (v. t.) To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute..

Decree :: Decree (v. t.) To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property..

Coordain :: Coordain (v. t.) To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.

Friend :: Friend (n.) One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers..

Appoint :: Appoint (v. t.) To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of..

Preordination :: Preordination (n.) The act of foreordaining: previous determination.

Order :: Order (n.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

Ordainable :: Ordainable (a.) Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.

Decree :: Decree (v. t.) To ordain by fate.

Ordained :: Ordained (imp. & p. p.) of Ordai.

Ordinative :: Ordinative (a.) Tending to ordain; directing; giving order.

Theodicy :: Theodicy (n.) A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.

Priest :: Priest (v. t.) To ordain as priest.

Ordain :: Ordain (v. t.) To set apart for an office; to appoint.

Foreordain :: Foreordain (v. t.) To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine.

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