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- [awr-deyn]
- /ɔrˈdeɪn/
- /ɔːˈdeɪn/
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- [awr-deyn]
- /ɔrˈdeɪn/
Definitions of ordained word
- verb with object ordained to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon. 1
- verb with object ordained to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.: to ordain a new type of government. 1
- verb with object ordained to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. 1
- verb with object ordained (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting. 1
- verb without object ordained to order or command: Thus do the gods ordain. 1
- verb without object ordained to select for or appoint to an office. 1
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Origin of ordained
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ordeinen < Old French ordener < Latin ordināre to order, arrange, appoint. See ordination
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Parts of speech for Ordained
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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ordained popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ordained usage trend in Literature
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adjective ordained
- appointed — If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance.
- commanded — to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack.
- determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
Antonyms for ordained
adjective ordained
- sacred — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- nonclerical — Not doing or involving routine clerical work in an office.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
noun ordained
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
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