ordain [ɔ:rˈdeɪn]

例句:

• He ordained his own priests, and threatened to ordain bishops.
  他自行任命了牧师，还扬言要任命主教。
  
• The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change.
  这次经济衰退可能已经严重到必须进行体制变革的地步了。
  
• The church's ruling body voted to ordain women as priests.
  该教会的管理机构投票通过接纳女性为牧师。
  
• Some join Protestant denominations that do ordain women.
  来自VOA
• This explains why a priest who has abused a minor is not excommunicated, while someone who attempts to ordain a woman is.
  来自BBC
• Bad things happen, but God does not ordain them, and we should never praise him for suffering.
  来自SA