ordained
- adjective
- /ɔrˈdeɪnd/
- Formal
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ordenado
- Marriage is seen as ordained by God, part of a divine plan that supersedes custom or law and overrides considerations of unequal social status.
But in fact, the leader was an ordained Pentecostal minister and the group was called the Jewish Voice Broadcast.
- But in fact, the leader was an ordained Pentecostal minister and the group was called the Jewish Voice Broadcast.
Examples
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Well, as an ordained minister, so I am religious, I believe that love never fails.
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But in fact, the leader was an ordained Pentecostal minister and the group was called the Jewish Voice Broadcast.
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Yes and I was ordained and this was during Vietnam times.
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And there in Hippo, he is ordained as a priest.
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All I know is that I was ordained by Angela Bassett.
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The first Buddhist monks and nuns in Japan were also ordained during this.
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And and as a an ordained United Methodist minister that they had a church for a while, but I still preach every once in a while.
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And then you've got the, the laity, the the broad, you know, swath of people who are not, not ordained, not part of the clergy.
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He was officially ordained as a minister in the local church last year.
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After completing his training, she was ordained into the priesthood.
Synonyms
Officially chosen to hold a job or duty
How Ordained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ordained comes from the Latin root ordinare, which means 'to put in order' and is the same root as order. So an ordained priest is someone officially 'put in place' or given a role by the church's authority.