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ordained

/ɔɹˈdeɪnd/adjective2 syllables

Ordained means: fixed or established especially by order or command.

Synonyms for ordained7

adjective, as in fixed or established especially by order or command

appointed, decreed, prescribed, settled

adjective, as in invested with ministerial or priestly functions

consecrated, consecrate, dedicated

What does ordained mean?2

adjective

1

fixed or established especially by order or command“at the time appointed (or the appointed time)”

2

invested with ministerial or priestly functions“an ordained priest”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ordained?27

three syllables

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Ordained in a sentence

  • The communion service must be conducted by an ordained pastor, minister or church elder.CM
  • God has ordained that all men shall die.unknown
  • Sami was an ordained minister in Egypt.OsoHombre
  • Samaritans believe the original, divinely ordained location of Solomon's Temple is on Mount Gerizim.shekitten

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