ordained

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈdeɪnd/
• Rhymes: -eɪnd
• Hyphenation: or‧dained

Adjective

ordained (not comparable)

1. Established by authority.
2. Admitted to the ministry of the church.

   There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

Derived terms

• self-ordained

Translations

established by authority

• Plautdietsch: bestädicht

Verb

ordained

1. simple past and past participle of ordain

Anagrams

• inroaded