ordained
adj.
empowered to function in a religious office; destined, set apart for a particular purpose or function; commanded
ordain
v.
empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command
Ordination
ordained
Adjective
1. fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
(synonym) appointed, decreed, prescribed
(similar) settled
2. invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"
(similar) consecrated, consecrate, dedicated
ordain
Verb
1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
(synonym) enact
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) reenact
2. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
(synonym) consecrate, ordinate, order
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) ordainer
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) ordainer
4. issue an order
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) predestine
(derivation) ordinance
Ordained
(imp. & p. p.)
of Ordain
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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