As verbs the difference between ordain and annoint
is that ordain is to prearrange unalterably while annoint is an alternative spelling of anoint.
ordain
English
Verb
to prearrange unalterably
to decree
to admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk.
to authorize as a rabbi
to predestine
Synonyms
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See also
* ordination
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Anagrams
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annoint
English
Verb
(
en verb)
(nonstandard)
* 1854 , Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Theodore Stout Bell, The Western journal of medicine and surgery (page 114)
- The proper way to use it is to annoint the edge of the lower lid with a small pencil, dipped in the salve, every night at bedtime.
