ordained Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
   ordain; enact.
   
   • The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
   • the legislature enacted this law in 1985
2. verb appoint to a clerical posts
   ordinate; consecrate; ordain; order.
   
   • he was ordained in the Church
3. verb invest with ministerial or priestly authority
   ordain.
   
   • The minister was ordained only last month
4. verb issue an order
   ordain.
   
5. adjective satellite fixed or established especially by order or command
   prescribed; appointed; decreed.
   
   • at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
6. adjective satellite invested with ministerial or priestly functions
   
   • an ordained priest

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