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be ordained

VERB

pass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt approve authorize carry establish ratify

STRONG

decree engage ordain pledge promise sanction undertake validate

WEAK

be established be sanctioned become law become ratified become valid vote in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disagree disallow invalidate refuse reject renounce repudiate

STRONG

break cancel veto

WEAK

be willing fail fall behind get live lose receive take

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Rudisill said the decision forced him to give up his plan to attend Yale Divinity School, be ordained as an Episcopal priest and reenter the Army as a chaplain.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

“At the time we honestly thought women would be ordained within five years.”

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Julie Wheeler, her son Charles and daughter-in-law Miriam Brandon-Wheeler are among 16 people across Devon who will be ordained deacons on Saturday.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

They should also reflect on how to give women more decision-making power and allowing them to be ordained deacons, it said.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

The four looked to one another now, aware that even though they had passed their final test, one of them would not be ordained and would be sent home in shame.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

be ordained

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