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Ordained vs Decreed - What's the difference?

ordained | decreed |

As verbs the difference between ordained and decreed

is that ordained is (ordain) while decreed is (decree).

As an adjective ordained

is established by authority.

ordained

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Established by authority.
  • Admitted to the ministry of the church.
    • There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ordain)

    • decreed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decree)

    • Anagrams

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    decree

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An edict or law.
  • * Bible, Luke ii. 1
    • There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree ?
  • (legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
  • (legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

    • Usage notes

    * It is accurate to use the word judgment' for a decision of a '''court of law''', and '''decree''' from a ' court of equity , although the former term now includes both.

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (d)
  • To command by a decree.
    • A court decrees a restoration of property.
  • * Bible, Job xxii. 28
    • Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.

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