ordained
past simple and past participle ofordain
| 单词 | ordained |
| 释义 | ordained past simple and past participle ofordain ordain verb uk/ɔːˈdeɪn/us/ɔːrˈdeɪn/ordainverb(CHURCH)[Toften passive] toofficiallymake someone apriestor otherreligiousleader, in areligiousceremony: He was ordained(as)apriestin Elycathedralin 1987. Religious ceremonies & prayers
ordainverb(ORDER)[T]formal (ofGodor someone inauthority) toordersomething tohappen: There isstrongsupporthere for thetougheconomicreformsordained in thefederalcapital, Prague. [+ that]humorousI don'tknowwho came up with theidea, but thecitycouncilhas ordainedthatall thelocallibrarieswillcloseonMondays. Giving orders & commands
Examplesofordainedordained In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Any decisions to which they point have already beenordainedby the criteria in that overarching r ule. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor were they, unlike manyordainedpublic schoolmasters, accorded the prestige attributed to members of the clergy. From theCambridge English Corpus Women who conformed to the place menordainedfor them were repaid with high dignity, and protection of this dignity. From theCambridge English Corpus Spiritual coadjutors and professed wereordainedpriests and received advanced training in theology, though the latter studied longer than the former. From theCambridge English Corpus Relinquishing variation to natural forces was for them tantamount to claiming that variation was arbitrary, with noordainedcause or foreseeable end. From theCambridge English Corpus However, for purposes of merit-making, any traditionallyordainedmonk will suffice; having access to a virtuous monk is just a bonus in the merit-making investment. From theCambridge English Corpus This had the effect of elevating these aspirations from merely political claims to divinelyordainedrights. From theCambridge English Corpus In both cases the confessors needed a bishop neither for their own ordination nor, ifordained, to give absolution. From theCambridge English Corpus Any properlyordainedmonk is sufficient in allowing the laity to progress in their quest for merit. From theCambridge English Corpus After considering both teaching and the law, he entered theordainedministry. From theCambridge English Corpus Rabbinical court judges are required to beordainedorthodox rabbis (most are from the ultraorthodox stream) and, consequently, are always male. From theCambridge English Corpus They were not absolutely dependent on the visits of formallyordainedclerics, though the food, gifts and prayers that they brought were no doubt helpful. From theCambridge English Corpus The best legislation isordainedthrough prophecy to elected human beings. From theCambridge English Corpus Formerly, theordainedpriesthood had been allimportant, while, under the new vision, each baptized person was to participate in the priesthood of the whole. From theCambridge English Corpus The only requirement is that the monk is properlyordained, his inner state being immaterial. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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