ORDAINER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ordainer" is a kind of...):

churchman; cleric; divine; ecclesiastic (a clergyman or other person in religious orders)

Derivation:

ordain (appoint to a clerical posts)

ordain (invest with ministerial or priestly authority)

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