Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ordained. Search instead for ordainmen.
Definitions

ordained

[awr-deynd] / ɔrˈdeɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
ordered
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
invested into the ministry
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

One of the protesters who was arrested for disrupting the service at Cities Church is herself an ordained minister.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

He studied history and theology at Cambridge and then headed to theological college with the aim of being ordained as a clergyman before he - and the church - had second thoughts.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

He says, “I’ve said nothing new that I have not said in 35 years of ordained ministry.”

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

He was ordained as a priest in 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

There may have been elements of luck in the emergence of chloroplasts, but once these things were on the scene, the evolution of the sky became absolutely ordained.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




Vocabulary lists containing ordained