| 单词 | ordained |
| 释义 | ordained (once / 767 pages) adj Ordained means invested with the authority to act as a priest. Once you are ordained as a priest, you are ready to take over that little country church and start tending to the flock. Ordained comes from the root meaning "order," and when you are ordained, you're brought into the religious order, or group of church leaders. We also use ordained for declarations. If it has been ordained that all people must now wear plastic birds in their hair, then that new fashion command has been declared by an authority. Sometimes people talk about fate as "what has been ordained." WORD FAMILYordained: ordainedly+/foreordain: foreordained, foreordaining, foreordains, foreordination/ordain: foreordain, ordained, ordainer, ordaining, ordains, ordinance, ordination, preordain/ordainer: ordainers/ordinance: ordinances/ordination: ordinations/preordain: preordained, preordaining, preordains, preordination USAGE EXAMPLES“Four years ago, they ordained me here and it’ll be four years in January that dad and I switched positions,” said Tim. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Along the way he became an ordained Buddhist priest and meditation teacher. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) Franklin is a seasoned scholar and an ordained minister, the former president of Morehouse College and the author of multiple books. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj fixed or established especially by order or command Syn appointed, decreed, prescribed settled established or decided beyond dispute or doubt 2adj invested with ministerial or priestly functions an ordained priest Syn consecrate, consecrated, dedicated solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose |
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