ordained

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ordained

/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/ US
/ɔːˈdeɪnd/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪnd

adjective

not comparable Established by authority.
not comparable Admitted to the ministry of the church. There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of ordain

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Closest in meaning: consecrate, dedicated, appointed, settled, consecrated, decreed, prescribed, arranged, designed, mandated, sorted, directed, ordered, established, commanded, imposed

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@misc{ordained_2026,
  title = {ordained},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ordained},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}