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ordinariate

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[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.


Etymology

Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate 1

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Catholic leaders said they did not believe that the presence of married priests, most of whom will work in the parallel system of the ordinariate, would sow discord within the church.

From New York Times Jan. 2, 2012

Unmarried Anglican priests who join the ordinariate will not be allowed to marry later on.

From New York Times Jan. 2, 2012

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

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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