ordain

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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.

To set apart for an office; to appoint.

To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.

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From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines. Walt Whitman

I am resolved, to go and plant myself in Holland or in Zeeland, and there await the issue which it shall please Him to ordain. William the Silent

"I was ordained,” said the preacher. "No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves.” Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to authority as soon as he feared his ideas could not stand on their own merit. Reasonable argument was impossible when authority became the arbiter. Orson Scott Card

Any ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain. Sharon Salzberg

To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth, to secure life and fortune for the people, to continue the lost teachings of past sages, and to establish peace for all future generations. Zhang Zai

he was ordained in the Church Source: Internet

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