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How to pronounce ordained in English?

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Synonyms appointed, decreed, prescribed
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an ordained priest.

Examples of ordained

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He's also an ordained minister who runs a wedding business here, where he lives.
From the online.wsj.com
Other than a selected few government ordained elite, we would all be better off.
From the forbes.com
Charles was ordained in the early 1960s, first as a deacon and then as an elder.
From the courier-journal.com
Is our future pre-ordained or has every decision already been decided both ways?
From the denverpost.com
The latest group of deacons was ordained June 7 at Cathedral of Christ the King.
From the kentucky.com
Because I want to follow Jesus and do what he ordained, God wants to support us.
From the time.com
For example, I hear in church all the time about marriage being ordained of God.
From the sltrib.com
He was ordained for the Jesuits in 1969 and spent most of his life in Argentina.
From the freep.com
He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford from 1713 and in 1719 he was ordained.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  • Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
  • Invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
  • Issue an order
  • (ordained) appointed: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
  • In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. ...
  • To prearrange unalterably; to decree; to admit into the ministry of the Christian church; to authorize as a rabbi; to predestine
  • (ordained) Established by authority; Admitted to the ministry of the church
  • (ordainment) ordination