different between nominate vs ordain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?min?tus, perfect passive participle of n?min? (“I name”), from n?men (“a name”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?m.?.ne?t/, /?n?m.?.ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?m.?.ne?t/, /?n?m.?.ne?t/

Verb

nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)

1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
   • 1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

Synonyms

• (confer a name upon): bename; see also Thesaurus:denominate

Related terms

• denominate
• nomination

Translations

Adjective

nominate (not comparable)

1. (zoology) nominotypical

   the nominate subspecies

Anagrams

• Timonean, antinome

Italian

Verb

nominate

1. second-person plural present indicative of nominare
2. second-person plural imperative of nominare
3. feminine plural of nominato

Anagrams

• monetina

Latin

Verb

n?min?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of n?min?

Participle

n?min?te

1. vocative masculine singular of n?min?tus

English

Etymology

From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???de?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???de?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: or?dain

Verb

ordain (third-person singular simple present ordains, present participle ordaining, simple past and past participle ordained)

1. To prearrange unalterably.
2. To decree.
3. (religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
4. To predestine.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• foresay

Derived terms

• ordainment
• preordain

Related terms

• order

Translations

See also

• ordination

Further reading

• ordain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ordain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ordain at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Ardoin, Dorian, NORAID, Orinda, Rodina, donair, draino, inroad, radion, ranoid