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Establish vs Ordained - What's the difference?

establish | ordained |

As verbs the difference between establish and ordained

is that establish is to make stable or firm; to confirm while ordained is (ordain).

As an adjective ordained is

established by authority.

establish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To make stable or firm; to confirm.
  • *
  • To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
  • * , (w) 6:18
  • But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
  • To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
  • , chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
  • To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
  • Derived terms

    * established church * establishing shot * long-established

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    ordained

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Established by authority.
  • Admitted to the ministry of the church.
  • There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ordain)