Word.ws English Dictionary

ordain meaning in Sanskrit

सिध् sidh

/ɔːˈdeɪn/US/ɔɹˈdeɪn/

ordain in Sanskrit: सिध् (sidh), विधा (vidhā). In English, ordain means to prearrange unalterably.

Sanskrit words for ordain

to ordain, instruct
सिध् sidh
to ordain, direct, enjoin, settle, appoint
विधा vidhā

English meaning of ordain

  1. verb To prearrange unalterably.
  2. verb To decree.
  3. verb To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
  4. verb To predestine.

Full definition of ordain

Synonyms of ordain

ordain in other languages

Questions about ordain in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ordain in Sanskrit?
Ordain in Sanskrit is सिध् (sidh), विधा (vidhā).
ordain इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ordain: सिध् (sidh), विधा (vidhā).
What does ordain mean in English?
Ordain means to prearrange unalterably.

Source and license

Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ordain”: विधा, सिध्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ordain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ordain.wav.

Cite this page: “ordain meaning in Sanskrit.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sanskrit/ordain. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.