ordained Synonyms

ordained Meaning

Wordnet

ordained (s)

fixed or established especially by order or command

invested with ministerial or priestly functions

Webster

ordained (imp. & p. p.)

of Ordain

ordained Sentence Examples

  1. The priest ordained the young man to the sacred office of minister.
  2. The rabbi ordained the student as a duly qualified teacher of Jewish law.
  3. The bishop ordained the candidates as deacons, a step toward their eventual priesthood.
  4. The ceremony was solemn and ordained by ancient tradition.
  5. The judge ordained the couple as man and wife, joining their lives together.
  6. The constitution ordained the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces.
  7. The law ordained that all citizens must pay taxes to support the government.
  8. The astrologer ordained that the planets were in alignment, promising good fortune.
  9. The physician ordained the patient to take a course of antibiotics to combat the infection.
  10. The oracle ordained that the kingdom would fall and that a new era would begin.

FAQs About the word ordained

fixed or established especially by order or command, invested with ministerial or priestly functionsof Ordain

destined, doomed, predicted, preordained, foreordained, predetermined,predestined, foredoomed, fated, condemned

cancelled, rescinded, rescinded,cancelled, canceled, canceled, countermanded,countermanded,

The priest ordained the young man to the sacred office of minister.

The rabbi ordained the student as a duly qualified teacher of Jewish law.

The bishop ordained the candidates as deacons, a step toward their eventual priesthood.

The ceremony was solemn and ordained by ancient tradition.