superordination

[ soo-per-awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
2. Ecclesiastical. the ordination by an official of their own successor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superordination¹

First recorded in 1645–55; from Late Latin superōrdinātiōn- (stem of superōrdinātiō ), equivalent to superōrdināt(us) (past participle of superōrdināre; super-, ordain, -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Future research will provide a more adequate sociology of subordination and superordination.

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What do you understand to be the characteristic differences of the three types of superordination and subordination?

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The moral laws are formulas expressing relations of equality or subordination, or superordination.

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Status, subordination and superordination, control—these are the distinctive marks of a society.

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Materials upon subordination and superordination may be found in the literature under widely different names.

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