ordained

adj. officially made a priest, minister, or religious leader.

adj. having been officially invested with ministerial or priestly functions. This sense is non-gradable.

“She became an ordained minister after three years of study.”

“The newly ordained priest presided over his first mass in the village where he had grown up.”

Formal

adj. decided or fixed by a powerful authority, law, or fate.

adj. established or prearranged by a superior authority, decree, or destiny.

“Some people believe their path in life is already ordained.”

“The king insisted that his power was ordained by a higher law that no man could challenge.”

Formal · Literary

v. the past tense of 'ordain' — to officially give someone religious status or to order that something happen.

v. past tense and past participle of the transitive verb 'ordain', meaning to invest with ministerial functions or to decree authoritatively.

“The church ordained ten new bishops during the ceremony last night.”

“The council ordained that all new buildings must meet strict safety standards to prevent future fires.”

Formal