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Ordained vs Ordered - What's the difference?

ordained | ordered |

As adjectives the difference between ordained and ordered

is that ordained is established by authority while ordered is in order, not messy, tidy.

As verbs the difference between ordained and ordered

is that ordained is past tense of ordain while ordered is past tense of order.

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)

    • ordered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In order, not messy, tidy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (order)