ordinariate

[ awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt ]

/ ˌɔr dnˈɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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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.

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Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate¹

Words nearby ordinariate

ordinal number, ordinal numbers, ordinal scale, ordinance, ordinand, ordinariate, ordinarily, ordinary, ordinary differential equation, Ordinary grade, ordinary income

How to use ordinariate in a sentence

What magnificent men these priests of St. Stephen's and the Ordinariate!
The Greater Love|George T. McCarthy