ordained

Questions about ordained

What does ordained mean?

ordained means "fixed or established especially by order or command". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ordained?

ordained has 2 syllables: or-dained. The stress falls on "dained". In IPA it is /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/.

What is another word for ordained?

Close synonyms include appointed, decreed, prescribed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ordained a common word?

ordained is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.