See ordain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "poni"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "whakawahi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "whakapiriti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "whakaminita"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "ordinere"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "ordinere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rukopolagatʹ",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "рукополагать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rukopoložitʹ",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "рукоположить"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "ordenar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "tonsurar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "ordinar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"note": "of priests only",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "prästviga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"note": "of priests and bishops only",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "ordinera"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"note": "followed by the office in question",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"word": "viga till"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vysvjáčuvaty",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "висвя́чувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výsvjatyty",
"sense": "admit into the ministry of a religion",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́святити"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Ordination"
],
"word": "ordain"
}
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