Formal Usage:
* The bishop will ordain the new priests on Sunday. (meaning to confer holy orders)
* The ancient law ordained that the king should be chosen by the elders. (meaning to establish or decree)
* Fate seemed to have ordained that they should meet again. (meaning to preordain or predetermine)
Informal Usage:
* I'm ordained to be a writer; it's in my blood. (meaning to be destined for something)
* The universe ordained that we should be friends. (meaning to determine or arrange)
* I was ordained to eat the entire cake, and I will not disappoint. (meaning to be determined to do something)
Note: The word "ordain" is often used in a religious context, but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean "to establish" or "to decree."