ordained

or·dain  (ôr-dn)

tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains

1.

a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on.

b. To authorize as a rabbi.

2. To order by virtue of superior authority; decree or enact.

3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: by fate ordained. See Synonyms at dictate.

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[Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from Latin rdinre, to organize, appoint to office, from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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or·dainer n.

or·dainment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ordained - fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") decreed, prescribed, appointed settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
	2.	ordained - invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest" consecrate, consecrated, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"