ordaining

The word “ordaining” has 3 syllables: or-dain-ing

It's pronounced as /ɔrˈdeɪ.nɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for ordaining?

In the thesaurus, “ordaining” has 61 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ordaining along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ordaining

administering
allowing
anticipating
approving
asking
auguring
authorizing
boding
bringing about
calling
calling for
commanding
condemning
confirming
constituting
decreeing
demanding
destining
dictating
directing
divining
dooming
effecting
enacting
executing
fating
forboding
foreboding
forecasting
foredooming
foreknowing
foreordaining
foreseeing
foretelling
laying down
legislating
making
mandating
ordering
passing
permitting
petitioning
portending
preconceiving
predestinating
predestining
predetermining
predicting
prejudging
preordaining
presaging
proclaiming
prognosticating
prophesying
ratifying
reenacting
repassing
requesting
requiring
sanctioning
sentencing

Antonyms for ordaining

abolishing
abrogating
annulling
canceling
cancelling
countermanding
invalidating
killing
nullifying
overturning
repealing
rescinding
reversing
revoking
voiding

Meanings of ordaining

verb
1. To prearrange unalterably.
2. To decree.
3. To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
4. To predestine.

Example Sentences

The bishop is responsible for ordaining new clergy each year.
They opposed ordaining women into the priesthood.
He spent months preparing for the ceremony of ordaining ministers.
The church faced controversy after ordaining a divorced man.
Her grandfather was known for ordaining hundreds of pastors during his lifetime.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ordaining, such as: abolishing, abrogating, administering, allowing, annulling, anticipating, approving.

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