superordination
Americannoun
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Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
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Ecclesiastical. the ordination by an official of their own successor.
Etymology
Origin of superordination
First recorded in 1645–55; from Late Latin superōrdinātiōn- (stem of superōrdinātiō ), equivalent to superōrdināt(us) (past participle of superōrdināre; see super-, ordain, -ate 1) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Future research will provide a more adequate sociology of subordination and superordination.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
Slavery: bibliography, 727-28; defined, 674-77; and the division of labor, 677; interpreted by subordination and superordination, 676, 677-81.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
The characters of grandeur or sublimity, with relation to ourselves, are greatness, superordination, and power.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander
Fate atoned for the lack of military subordination in the young prince from genius-land by granting him a surplus of superordination.
From Atlantis by Seltzer, Adele Szold
Status, subordination and superordination, control—these are the distinctive marks of a society.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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