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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Ordained by oneself rather than by others; practicing by one's own authority.

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Examples

  • It is unfortunate that the ideals of politically conservative individuals in this country are drowned out by self-ordained representatives like Sarah Palin who are either too unintelligent formulate a rational counter-argument, or simply prefer scare tactics rather than logic to present "our" side of the argument.

    Palin warns of 'disturbing' health care rationing 2009

  • It now views America as a mass of self-ordained moral superiority that looks upon the rest of the world with disdain.

    13 posts from January 2009 2009

  • It now views America as a mass of self-ordained moral superiority that looks upon the rest of the world with disdain.

    Geopolitics 2010

  • It now views America as a mass of self-ordained moral superiority that looks upon the rest of the world with disdain.

    We talk about enemies more than we used to 2009

  • It now views America as a mass of self-ordained moral superiority that looks upon the rest of the world with disdain.

    We talk about enemies more than we used to 2009

  • A lot of self-ordained mystics did the same thing in the sixties.

    EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

  • A lot of self-ordained mystics did the same thing in the sixties.

    EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

  • A lot of self-ordained mystics did the same thing in the sixties.

    EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

  • HuffPost Arts Editor Kimberly Brooks hosted a lively Q&A after the film at which friends, family, and self-ordained critics asked questions of director Brooks Branch and two of the film's stars, Mira Sorvino and Dana Delany.

    PHOTOS:HuffPost Hosts Screening of 'Multiple Sarcasms' 2010

  • And, any style manual or self-ordained expert to the contrary, neither way -- with or without comma -- will be wrong in the way I think you want to use it.

    The girl who kicked the publisher's keister for misplacing an apostrophe Peter Rozovsky 2010

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