ordained

Meaning

Adj

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

Verb

simple past and past participle of ordain

ordain

1. To prearrange unalterably.
2. To decree.
3. To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
4. To predestine.

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Synonyms

prescribed

appointed

decreed

declared

destined

determinate

dictated

divine

enjoined

fixed

imposed

married

obligatory

ordered

positive

predestined

proclaimed

sacred

set

specified

adjusted

fixed upon

consecrate

consecrated

Translations

مقدّر

bestimmte

ordinierte

καθορισμένος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/