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ordinariate

American

[awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt] / ˌɔr dnˈɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

noun

Roman Catholic Church. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.

Etymology

Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate ¹

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The new ordinariate will allow priests and their existing congregations to switch en masse, establishing new parishes with an Anglican flavor.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2012

Future seminary applicants who want to enter the ordinariate must commit to celibacy, so married priests will disappear over time, he said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2012

The ordinariate is for Anglicans unhappy with the Church of England - and especially the ordination of women.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2011

The Catholic Church has set up a fund of 250,000 pounds to help support the new ordinariate, which will be called the Personal Ordinariate of our Lady of Walsingham.

From Reuters ● Jan. 15, 2011

They plan to join the special "ordinariate" for former Anglicans within the Roman Catholic church.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2011

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