How many syllables in ordained?

There are 2 syllables in the word ordained.

How to pronounce ordained:

ordained (verb):: to invest (see invest entry 2 sense 1) officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority

condemned

destined

doomed

fated

foredoomed

foreordained

predestined

predetermined

predicted

preordained

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