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ordained

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adjective

  1. having been invested with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions:

    Today鈥檚 lecturer is an ordained rabbi and a Talmudic scholar.

  2. having been decreed, appointed, or formally established by some authority:

    If questioned, I will invoke my constitutionally ordained right to avoid incriminating myself.

  3. having been destined or predestined:

    Cortez believed himself the ordained conqueror of the Aztec Empire.



noun

  1. Usually the ordained. a person or persons who have been invested with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions, or the category of those so invested:

    Christian leaders, especially the ordained, are expected to reflect and model the faith which they profess and teach.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of ordain ( def ).
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉别濒蹿-辞谤路诲补颈苍别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路辞谤路诲补颈苍别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

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Her song 鈥淥m Supreme鈥 describes the sense of being ordained to reunite in California, as if this would be the site of their shared reincarnation.

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Theoretically, any baptised man can be elected as pope, but a cardinal, all of whom are serving archbishops ordained by a pontiff, is usually picked.

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All men, they are appointed directly by the Pope, and are usually ordained bishops.

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He retired from boxing aged 28 and became an ordained minister.

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After a second professional loss, Foreman retired in 1977 and became an ordained minister at the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Texas, which he founded and built.

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What does听ordained mean?

Ordained is an adjective that means having gained official status as a priest, minister, or other religious authority through a sanctioned process.

Ordained is also the past tense of the verb ordain, meaning to invest someone with such authority. It has several other more general meanings, including to order, command, decree, or destine. The process or ceremony in which a priest or minister is ordained is called ordination.

Example: Only an ordained minister can perform the ceremony.

Where does听ordained come from?

The first records of ordained as an adjective come from around the 1300s. The verb ordain is derived from the Latin verb 辞谤诲颈苍腻谤别, meaning 鈥渢o arrange, order, appoint.鈥

The original sense of the verb ordain is 鈥渢o appoint to holy office.鈥 In Christianity, this is done through the ceremony of ordination, which sometimes refers to the sacrament of holy orders. Those who have undergone this process are generally called ordained ministers, indicating that they have officially completed the steps to gain their status as a priest or minister. Ordained ministers are said to be members of the clergy and they are often given the title reverend.

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What are some other forms related to ordained?

  • ordain (verb)
  • ordination (noun)

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How is听ordained used in real life?

As an adjective, ordained is almost always used in religious contexts, especially in relation to Christian priests and ministers.

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Is ordained used correctly in the following sentence?

I am entering the seminary in order to study to become an ordained minister.

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