ORDAINED Definition & Meaning

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ordained

[awr-deynd]

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adjective

having been invested with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions.
Today’s lecturer is an ordained rabbi and a Talmudic scholar.
having been decreed, appointed, or formally established by some authority.
If questioned, I will invoke my constitutionally ordained right to avoid incriminating myself.
having been destined or predestined.
Cortez believed himself the ordained conqueror of the Aztec Empire.

noun

Usually the ordained a person or persons who have been invested with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions, or the category of those so invested.
Christian leaders, especially the ordained, are expected to reflect and model the faith which they profess and teach.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of ordain.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

self-ordained adjective
unordained adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ordained¹

ordain ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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"I've been trying for years to have him defrocked and that is because he can only be defrocked either where he was ordained, which was in Thailand, or by the Vatican," Ms MacPherson said.

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Her song “Om Supreme” describes the sense of being ordained to reunite in California, as if this would be the site of their shared reincarnation.

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Theoretically, any baptised man can be elected as pope, but a cardinal, all of whom are serving archbishops ordained by a pontiff, is usually picked.

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All men, they are appointed directly by the Pope, and are usually ordained bishops.

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He retired from boxing aged 28 and became an ordained minister.

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What does��ordained mean?

Ordained is an adjective that means having gained official status as a priest, minister, or other religious authority through a sanctioned process.Ordained is also the past tense of the verb ordain, meaning to invest someone with such authority. It has several other more general meanings, including to order, command, decree, or destine. The process or ceremony in which a priest or minister is ordained is called ordination.Example: Only an ordained minister can perform the ceremony.

ordain ordainee

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