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ordinand

UK/ˈɔːdɪnænd/US/ˈɔɹdɪnænd/

ordinand noun: a candidate for ordination.

Noun

ordinand (plural ordinands)

  1. A candidate for ordination.
    • I didn’t go to a seminary with a lovely chapel. I didn’t spend all my time as an ordinand swanning around in vestments.2016 May 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “The Seven Actual Marks of Mission”, in Thurible.net, archived from the original on 06 May 2016

Forms of ordinand

pluralordinands

Origin of ordinand

From Latin ordinandus (“(the one) to be ordained”).

Questions about ordinand

What does ordinand mean?
Ordinand means a candidate for ordination.
What part of speech is ordinand?
Ordinand is a noun.
How do you pronounce ordinand?
Ordinand is pronounced /ˈɔɹdɪnænd/ (US).
What is the plural of ordinand?
The plural of ordinand is ordinands.

Words near ordinand in the dictionary

  1. ordinality
  2. ordinally
  3. ordinals
  4. ordinance
  5. ordinances
  6. ordinand
  7. ordinands
  8. ordinant
  9. ordinants
  10. ordinariate
  11. ordinariates

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