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View definitions for ordained

ordained

adjective as in ordered

adjective as in invested into the ministry

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The world, as even an American teenager knows, has moved beyond that limited view of gender, and nothing will change that — not even an order from a man who believes his presidency is divinely ordained.

It is designed to make it clear that the new king is the legitimate monarch, ordained by God.

From Salon

Smyth was a prominent barrister as well as a lay preacher - a member of the congregation who delivers sermons but is not ordained - who ran summer camps for young Christians.

From BBC

Dr Bray said he first became interested in deliverance 27 years ago, when he was ordained.

From BBC

Currently the Catholic Church only allows men to become deacons - ordained ministers who can officiate baptisms, weddings and funerals but not mass, unlike priests.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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