ordain vs fate

ordain is not a noun while fate is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ordain	No	No	Yes	No
fate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fate is a hyponym of ordain; that is, fate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ordain:

Other hyponyms of ordain include predestine, will, designate, destine, doom.

ordain (noun)	fate (noun)
	an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
	the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

ordain (verb)	fate (verb)
issue an order	decree or designate beforehand
appoint to a clerical posts
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
invest with ministerial or priestly authority