Definition of "bidden" []

• A past participle of bid. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""bidden," from the first choice of them onwards through every summons addressed to them by the prophets to hold themselves in readiness for the appearing of their King. to the wedding -- or the marriage festivities, when the preparations were all concluded. and they would not come -- as the issue of the whole ministry of the"
• "He was also watching the Beholders, who had lined up as bidden, though they had taken it upon themselves to separate their line into two groups."
• "Also don't even try to attack Joe bidden because he is a good vice president, something that you will never be."