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How to Say "to ordain" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “to ordain” is “ordenar” — C1 level.

English → SpanishC1
verbC1formal
to confer holy orders (religion)
A solemn religious leader wearing a long, purple stole is laying both hands upon the bowed head of a kneeling figure inside a grand, arched sanctuary, depicting an ordination.

Examples

El sacerdote fue ordenado en la catedral.

The priest was ordained in the cathedral.

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