John Wycliffe

Two places are ordained for man to dwell in after this life. While he is here, he may choose, by God's mercy, which he will; but once he is gone from here, he may not do so. For whichever he first goes to, whether he like it well or ill, there he must dwell forevermore. He shall never after change his dwelling, though he hates it ever so badly.

English Theologian

John Adams

The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.

American President

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was. I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.

American Clergyman

Eavan Boland

If a poet does not tell the truth about time, his or her work will not survive it. Past or present, there is a human dimension to time, human voices within it, and human griefs ordained by it.

Irish Poet

Gary Numan

If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up with things, to reach for those impossible dreams, all those dramatic things.

British Musician

Marcus Aurelius

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Roman Leader

Jack Welch

We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?

American Businessman

Orson Pratt

I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith.

American Theologian

Euripides

God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

Greek Poet

Tori Spelling

I am now officially ordained. Yep, that's right - Reverend Tori Spelling!

American Actress

Used for a sacred ritual in Christianity to appoint someone to a clergy role.

Religious Ceremony

Being ordained is a significant milestone in the life of someone religious.

Personal Achievement

Only certain religious authorities, like bishops, have the power to ordain.

Church Authority

Often used when a group with authority sets up new rules or conditions.

Official Decisions

It implies a formal or legal action has been taken, usually by someone with power.

Legal Authority

'Ordain' is formal and wouldn't be used in casual conversation except when discussing institutions.

Not Casual

Indicates something is determined by a higher power or the universe, often in a spiritual sense.

Fate or Destiny

Suggests a sense of inevitability, as if an outcome is pre-decided and cannot be changed.

Inevitability

In historical contexts, it might refer to kings or queens being ordained by the idea of 'divine right'.

Historical Usage

 everything's fine in in our church in the lds church she was ordained to the priesthood and was the first assistant to the bishop and so she was you know very involved and so i came home one day because she hadn't shown up at church and she was still in bed and i came in and i said hey what's the deal

Growing Up Transgender...

 would be stranded on the moon still alive but we would know they would ultimately die these words were written for President Nixon and he never had to read them but they exist and they're in his presidential archive fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on

To the Moon and Not...

 And then a priest came by, saw the man on the side of the road, maybe said a silent prayer, hopes and prayers, prayers that he gets better. Maybe saw the man on the side of the road and surmised that it was ordained by God for this particular man, this particular group

The political power of...

 schools were open or year open whole year because there are a lot of folks who had to work all day to have any place where their kids to go with a perfect place to have schools so this is not something that is ordained from the education God's so why don't we well

Our failing schools....

 The composition is similar to that of her first painting from 1613, but has meaningful details for those who look closely. The sword more directly resembles a crucifix, heightening the sense that Judith's vengeance was a holy act ordained by God.

Artemisia Gentileschi:...

 because we had a lot of folks who had to work all day. They didn't have any place for their kids to go. It was a perfect place to have schools. So this is not something that is ordained from the education gods. So why don't we? Why don't we?

 fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained what is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou visitest him for thou has made him a little lower than the Angels and has crowned him with glory and honour

Adam Nicolson: The King...

 and so God had ordained the crash, but now, he said, he was religious, and God was pleased. It was then that God news on the TV of a car wreck that hours before had killed three people up north. We looked up at the wreckage.

In search for the man...

 cemented the central role ballet would play during his reign. It also earned him the title of Sun King, with his splendid golden costume and choreography that promoted the idea of the king as a divinely ordained ruler.

The origins of ballet -...

 I was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty nat turner was an enslaved African