self-ordained

adjective

self-or·​dained ˌself-ȯr-ˈdānd 

1

: invested with ministerial or priestly authority by oneself : ordained by oneself

… a self-ordained street preacher who has worked the Marietta Square for decades.

—Jim Galloway

2

: chosen or designated by oneself : self-anointed

a self-ordained spokesperson for the movement

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for self-ordained

• foreordained
• unascertained
• abstained
• arraigned
• attained
• bloodstained
• campaigned
• complained
• constrained
• contained
• curtained
• detained