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ordained
or·dain O0109800 (ôr-dān′)tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on: ordain a priest.b. To authorize as a rabbi.2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority: The management ordained that business attire should be worn in the office at all times.3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: events that were ordained by fate.
[Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from Latin ōrdināre, to organize, appoint to office, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
or·dain′er n.or·dain′ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ordained - fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")decreed, prescribed, appointedsettled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" | | 2. | ordained - invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"consecrate, consecrated, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" |
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Synonyms for ordainedadj fixed or established especially by order or commandSynonyms- decreed
- prescribed
- appointed
Related Wordsadj invested with ministerial or priestly functionsRelated Words- consecrate
- consecrated
- dedicated
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