Synonyms of ordained

ordained

verb

past tense of ordain

1

as in destined

to determine the fate of in advance

he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destined
• doomed
• predestined
• preordained
• foreordained
• fated
• predetermined
• condemned
• foredoomed
• predicted
• prophesied
• sentenced
• foretold
• predestinated
• presaged
• forecast
• divined
• anticipated
• augured
• prejudged
• foresaw
• prognosticated
• boded
• portended
• preconceived
• foreknew
• foreboded

2

as in ordered

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• requested
• asked
• decreed
• directed
• required
• mandated
• dictated
• called for
• commanded
• called
• demanded
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

3

as in enacted

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enacted
• passed
• approved
• constituted
• legislated
• laid down
• made
• dictated
• authorized
• ratified
• permitted
• sanctioned
• decreed
• brought about
• effected
• proclaimed
• administered
• executed
• allowed
• confirmed
• reenacted
• repassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoked
• repealed
• rescinded
• abolished
• killed
• reversed
• canceled
• annulled
• abrogated
• overturned
• nullified
• invalidated
• voided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordained

Annie is the latest in a line of women, some 300 in all, scattered across the United States and in at least nine other countries, who in the last two decades have defied the Catholic Church to be ordained as deacons, priests and bishops. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

He was ordained in 2018 after studies at the University of Dallas and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

It will also be broadcast by Catholic media giant EWTN and livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, the diocese where Sheen was ordained. — Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

The Episcopal Church has allowed women to be in ministry since 1974, and Ashby was ordained by Lamb. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods? — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

The program was slowly implemented, and the first native African ministers ordained in Kenya, Ishmael Semler and William Jones, were ordained in 1885. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Wexler was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2017. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

He was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1985 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2010. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026