adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of ordain form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Established by authority. not-comparable
2. 2
   Admitted to the ministry of the church. not-comparable

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

Adjective

1. 1
   invested with ministerial or priestly functions wordnet
2. 2
   fixed or established especially by order or command wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

appointedcondemnconsecrateddecreeddecreeddestined

Example

More examples

"God has ordained that all men shall die."

Related phrases

self-ordained

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