unordained

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adjective

Not ordained.

OriginEnglish ordained ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunordained (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot ordained.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishordained
  9. Englishunordained

From un- + ordained.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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