Ordained is an adjective that means having gained official status as a priest, minister, or other religious authority through a sanctioned process. The process or ceremony in which a priest or minister is ordained is called ordination. Example: Only an ordained minister can perform the ceremony.
Who is the leader of the Protestant Church?
Martin Luther, often called the father of Protestantism, fundamentally changed the Christian world through his force of will and new ideas. He tried passionately to reform the Catholic Church.