1. having been formally appointed to a religious office

1. past tense and past participle of ordain; formally appointed to a religious office
2. past tense and past participle of ordain; decreed or commanded by authority

Examples

• The bishop ordained three new priests last Sunday.
• She was ordained as a minister after completing seminary.
• The law ordained that all citizens must pay taxes.
• Fate seemed to have ordained their meeting.
• The ordained clergy gathered for the annual conference.
• He became an ordained deacon at age thirty.
• The constitution ordained the separation of powers.