[syn: official, prescribed]
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Official \Of*fi"cial\, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See
Office, and cf. Official, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as,
official duties, or routine.
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That, in the official marks invested, you
Anon do meet the senate. --Shak.
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2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the
proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of
authority; as, an official statement or report.
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3. (Pharm.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the
pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an
official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
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4. Discharging an office or function. [Obs.]
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The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Official \Of*fi"cial\, n. [L. officialis a magistrate's servant
or attendant: cf. F. official. See Official, a., and cf.
Officer.]
1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive
officer or attendant.
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2. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter,
archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual
jurisdiction. --Blackstone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
established \established\ adj.
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and
widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a
team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed
his prestige as an established writer; an established
precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with
unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched;
implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized]
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2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn: firm.
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3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn: accomplished, effected.
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4. conforming with accepted standards.
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5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the
established facts in the case.
Syn: proved.
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6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting
without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn: naturalized.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
official
adj 1: having official authority or sanction; "official
permission"; "an official representative" [ant:
unofficial]
2: of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
3: verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
4: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in
prescribed order" [syn: official, prescribed]
5: (of a church) given official status as a national or state
institution
n 1: a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn:
official, functionary]
2: someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the
golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"