ordained

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US/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/UK/ɔːˈdeɪnd/

adjective

Established by authority.

“There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.”

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appointeddecreedprescribedsettledconsecratedconsecratededicated
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Meanings

adjectiveordained (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEstablished by authority.
  2. not comparableAdmitted to the ministry of the church.

    There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ordain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefixed or established especially by order or command

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appointeddecreedprescribedsettled

adjectiveinvested with ministerial or priestly functions

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consecratedconsecratededicated
Also see
appointedconsecratededicatedprescribedsettled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ordained

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ordained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordained

MLA

“ordained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordained.

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