English Pronunciation (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/ Audio (US):(file) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈdeɪnd/ Rhymes: -eɪnd Hyphenation: or‧dained Adjective ordained (not comparable) Established by authority. Admitted to the ministry of the church. There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister. Derived terms self-ordained Translations established by authority Plautdietsch: bestädicht Verb ordained simple past and past participle of ordain Anagrams inroadedWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.