Definitions and Examples of church, ordain
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To formally admit someone to a religious organization or community.
Example
The bishop will church the new members during the Sunday service.
To confer holy orders upon someone; to make someone a priest or minister.
Example
He was ordained as a priest after completing his theological studies.
Key Differences: church vs ordain
- 1Church is the opposite of unchurch and refers to the act of formally admitting someone to a religious organization or community.
- 2Ordain is another antonym of unchurch and means to confer holy orders upon someone, making them a priest or minister.
Effective Usage of church, ordain
- 1Religious Context: Use church and ordain in religious contexts to describe formal admission to a religious organization or conferring of holy orders.
- 2Historical Context: Use unchurch to describe the act of removing someone from a church or religious community in historical contexts.
- 3Literary Context: Use these antonyms in literature to create characters with different religious backgrounds or to describe religious rituals.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of unchurch are church and ordain. Use church to describe the formal admission of someone to a religious organization or community, and ordain to describe the conferring of holy orders upon someone. These words can be used in religious, historical, and literary contexts.
