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