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destine, doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain
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Like all sacraments, said Pietrzyk, an assistant professor of pastoral studies at St. Patrickās Seminary & University in Menlo Park, confession was divinely ordained. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "āI confess': should the āseal of the confessionalā protect pedophiles?," 4 Aug. 2019 In 2013, during one of the earlier licensing disputes, the state Labor Department told The Associated Press that Epicenter had no building, no congregation and no ordained clergy. — Alex Johnson, NBC News, "Montana removes 27 children from youth treatment ranch, alleging 'egregious' abuse," 25 July 2019 Thomas-Breitfeld received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1974, graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1979, and was ordained in 1980. — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "ELCA elects Wisconsin's first African-American female bishop," 14 May 2018 And the result is ordained not by some prior judgment or predisposition or like or dislike for a politician or for a policy or for ambition. — CBS News, "Transcript: Preet Bharara talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 31 July 2019 This month, Hollas -- now the Rev. Deanna Hollas -- was ordained by the Presbyterian Church USA, the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, as a minister of word and sacrament. — Leah Asmelash And Katherine Dillinger, CNN, "The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US has ordained a minister of gun violence prevention," 30 July 2019 It felt ordained, John said, like God was calling him. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," 24 July 2019 The sentenceā life plus 30 yearsā was pre-ordained. — Tom Hays, The Denver Post, "El Chapo sentenced to life in prison, may end up in Coloradoās Supermax prison," 17 July 2019 Diaz was ordained for the Diocese of Santa Rosa 25 years ago, in July 1994. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, "Priest stole more than $95,000 from offerings in Northern California, diocese says," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ordain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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