ordained
1ordained — index entitled, inevitable, mandatory, necessary (inescapable), positive (prescribed), rightful …
2Ordained — Ordain Or*dain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ordaining}.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr. L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See {Order}, and cf. {Ordinance}.] 1. To set in order; to arrange according to… …
3ordained — adjective a) Established by authority. There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister. b) Admitted to the ministry of the church …
4ordained — adj. Ordained is used with these nouns: ↑minister, ↑ministry, ↑pastor, ↑priest …
5ordained — un·ordained; …
6ordained — adjective 1. fixed or established especially by order or command at the time appointed (or the appointed time ) • Syn: ↑appointed, ↑decreed, ↑prescribed • Similar to: ↑settled 2. invested with ministerial or priestly functions …
7Ordained pioneer ministry — (O.P.M) is a subcategory for ordained ministers in the Church of England. The Church of England is now developing fresh expressions of church which also means needing new and different forms of ministry for a changing society, which it is hoped… …
8ordained by custom — index prescriptive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9ordained by legislation — index legislative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10ordained Rabbi — someone who has completed rabbinical training and been officially ordained …
