ordainable

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/ɔː(ɹ)ˈdeɪnəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.

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Meanings

adjectiveordainable (comparative more ordainable, superlative most ordainable)

comparative more ordainable · superlative most ordainable

  1. Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.

    The nature of man is ordainable to life.

    1619, Joseph Hall, Via media, The Way of Peace

Origin

From ordain + -able.

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APA

ordainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordainable

MLA

“ordainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordainable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordainable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordainable.

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