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Ordained

/ɔːˈdeɪnd/

To prearrange unalterably.

📖 Definitions of "Ordained"

verb

1
To prearrange unalterably.
2
To decree.
3
To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
4
To predestine.

adjective

1
Established by authority.
2
Admitted to the ministry of the church.
"There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister."

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
settled	Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
dedicated	Used or intended for a particular purpose
consecrateverb	(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
appointed	(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
consecrated	made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
prescribed	Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules.
decreed	fixed or established especially by order or command

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
consecrateverb	(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
dedicated	Used or intended for a particular purpose
appointedverb	(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
settled	Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
consecrated	made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
decreed	fixed or established especially by order or command
prescribed	Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules.
arranged	(of a marriage) Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.
designed	Created according to a design.
mandated	required, mandatory
sorted	Put into some order by sorting.
directed	In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
ordered	In order, not messy, tidy.
established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
commandedverb	(ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
imposed	set forth authoritatively as obligatory
institutedverb	(transitive) To begin or initiate (something); to found.
instructed	(all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction
predetermined	Determined in advance.
predestined	established or prearranged unalterably