ordaining
v. 任命(某人)為牧師( ordain的現在分詞 ); 授予(某人)聖職; (上帝、法律等)命令; 判定
When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony.
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982...
他於1982年被任命為天主教司鐸。
Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland...
蘇格蘭長老會多年前就已開始任命女性擔任聖職。
If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence.
Destiny has ordained that they are who they are...
命運已經決定了他們的性格為人。
His rule was ordained by heaven...
他的統治乃是天命。