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ORDAINER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
Classified under:
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)