ordained | ||
1. | [ adjective ] fixed or established especially by order or command | |
Synonyms: | appointed prescribed decreed | |
Examples: | "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") |
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Related terms: | settled | |
2. | [ adjective ] invested with ministerial or priestly functions | |
Examples: | "an ordained priest" |
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Related terms: | consecrated | |
Similar spelling: |
ordain ordainer oration ordinate ordinand ordaining ordinance ordinal ordinary |