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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..

Preordain :: Preordain (v. t.) To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain.

Destiny :: Destiny (n.) That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.

Ordaining :: Ordaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ordai.

Clergyman :: Clergyman (n.) An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church..

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..

Ordinable :: Ordinable (a.) Capable of being ordained or appointed.

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

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..

Ordinability :: Ordinability (n.) Capability of being ordained or appointed.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest.

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

Ordainer :: Ordainer (n.) One who ordains.

Preorder :: Preorder (v. t.) To order to arrange beforehand; to foreordain.

Installation :: Installation (n.) The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish..

Gremial :: Gremial (n.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests..

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

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

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..

Destine :: Destine (v. t.) To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for..

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