0 to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony -- 授予（某人）聖職
1 (of God or someone in authority) to order something to happen -- （上帝或權威人士）命令，下令
There is strong support here for the tough economic reforms ordained in the federal capital, Prague. 這裡的人們堅決支持由聯邦首都布拉格下令進行的強力經濟改革。
[ + that ] humorous I don't know who came up with the idea, but the city council has ordained that all the local libraries will close on Mondays. 我不知道這是誰的主意，但是市政會命令本地所有的圖書館每逢星期一閉館。
