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self-ordained

self-ordained adjective: having established authority by oneself.

Adjective

self-ordained (not comparable)

  1. Having established authority by oneself.
  2. Having been chosen or designated by oneself.

Origin of self-ordained

From self- + ordained.

Words formed from self-ordained

Questions about self-ordained

What does self-ordained mean?
Self-ordained means having established authority by oneself.
What part of speech is self-ordained?
Self-ordained is an adjective.

Words near self-ordained in the dictionary

  1. self-opinion
  2. self-opinionated
  3. self-opinionative
  4. self-opinioned
  5. self-opinions
  6. self-ordained
  7. self-ordination
  8. self-ordinations
  9. self-organization
  10. self-organize
  11. self-organized

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