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

“This is something we have been praying for,” he said of the ordinariate.

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

"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

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