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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.
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ordained — index entitled, inevitable, mandatory, necessary (inescapable), positive (prescribed), rightful … Law dictionary
Ordained — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ordained — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Ordained 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… … Wikipedia
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ordained by legislation — index legislative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ordained Rabbi — someone who has completed rabbinical training and been officially ordained … English contemporary dictionary
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