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ordained

[awr-deynd] / ɔrˈdeɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
ordered
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ADJECTIVE
invested into the ministry
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist, ordained minister and the first Black American to receive significant traction in a campaign for president, died Tuesday at 84.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Tucked into his speech was a mention of the 19th Century doctrine of "manifest destiny" – the idea that the US was divinely ordained to expand its territory across the continent, spreading American ideals.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

He says, “I’ve said nothing new that I have not said in 35 years of ordained ministry.”

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Coming just over three decades after the first women priests were ordained in the Church of England, it seems a natural development.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Only now did it become clear that Citra was all but ordained the moment Goddard and his disciples perished in the fire.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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