ordained

About 3.89 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Established by authority.
2. adjective Admitted to the ministry of the church.

   There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

3. verb simple past and past participle of ordain

Similar words

consecrate dedicated appointed settled consecrated decreed prescribed arranged designed mandated

Often followed by

by to that in and a for as priest