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ordained

/ɔːˈdeɪnd/

/ɔrˈdeɪnd/

ordainedpast participle

/ɔːˈdeɪnd/

/ɔrˈdeɪnd/

Translations

рукоположенный

He is an ordained minister in the church.

Он рукоположенный священник в церкви.

Definitions

Having been officially appointed or invested with a religious office or role, typically through a formal ceremony.

The newly ordained priest delivered his first sermon to the congregation.

Predetermined or decreed by fate or a divine power; destined.

They believed their encounter was divinely ordained.

Synonyms

ordainednoun

ordained

/ɔːˈdeɪnd/

/ɔrˈdeɪnd/

Used collectively to refer to people who have been officially ordained.

Definitions

People who have received official religious ordination, considered collectively.

The conference brought together both the laity and the ordained.

ordainverb

ordained

Past Simple

ordained

Past Simple

ordained

Past Participle

ordaining

Gerund

/ɔːˈdeɪn/

/ɔrˈdeɪn/

Translations

рукополагать

The bishop will ordain the new priests next Sunday.

Епископ будет рукополагать новых священников в следующее воскресенье.

предписывать

The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.

Закон предписывает, что все граждане должны платить налоги.

Additional translations

постановлять

Definitions

To officially make someone a priest or minister.

The bishop will ordain the new priests next Sunday.

To order or decree something officially.

The council will ordain new regulations for the park.

To determine or predestine something in advance, especially by divine will or fate.

It seemed that destiny had ordained their paths to cross again.

Synonyms