ordained

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Simple past tense and past participle of ordain
Established by authority
Admitted to the ministry of the church

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

fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
{s} empowered to function in a religious office; destined, set apart for a particular purpose or function; commanded
invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest
past of ordain
invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"
ordained Rabbi
someone who has completed rabbinical training and been officially ordained
ordain
to admit into the ministry of the Christian church
ordain
{v} to appoint, establish, settle, invest
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If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence. Nehru ordained that socialism should rule His rule was ordained by heaven The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change. = decree
ordain
to prearrange unalterably
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To set apart for an office; to appoint
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To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination
ordain
issue an order
ordain
to predestine
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invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
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issue an order appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute
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order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985
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to decree
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When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982 Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland He ordained his own priests, and threatened to ordain bishops
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{f} empower to function in a religious office; determine law, establish order; destine, set apart for a particular purpose or function; command
ordain
appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
ordain
issue an order appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month" order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985
ordain
to authorize as a rabbi
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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish
self-ordained
assigned by oneself
was ordained as a Rabbi
received a confirmation of his competency to serve as a Rabbi
ordained
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