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

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

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

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2012

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

It intends to allow them to maintain a distinct religious identity and spiritual heritage within a section of the Roman Catholic Church, known as an ordinariate.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2011