ordinariate

American  

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

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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

St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish will come under the care of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, who is forming a United States ordinariate — effectively a national diocese — for Episcopalians converting under the pope’s plan.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2011

They relinquish their present post, a very big thing, leaving some of their people which brings heartache, into a fairly unknown future, as this ordinariate has only just been brought up.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2011

"Any way that the ordinariate can foster unity must be God's work."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2011

They became the founding members of the world's first ordinariate, a Church subdivision proposed by the pope in 2009 to let traditionalists convert while keeping some Anglican traditions.

From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2011