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superordination

superordination noun: the ordination of a person to fill a position already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.

Noun

superordination (countable and uncountable, plural superordinations)

  1. The ordination of a person to fill a position already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.
    • that the infant church might not be orphan an hour , lest satan should assault the breach of such a vacancy , to the disadvantage of religion . Such a super-ordination in such cases was canonicalñ it being a tradition1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
  2. The relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in the same terms.

superordination meaning in Tamil

superordination in Tamil

வாசக வகையில் இனமுழுமைத்தொடர்பு

Forms of superordination

pluralsuperordinations

Origin of superordination

From super- + ordination: compare Latin superordinatio.

Questions about superordination

What does superordination mean?
Superordination means the ordination of a person to fill a position already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.
What is superordination in Tamil?
Superordination in Tamil is வாசக வகையில் இனமுழுமைத்தொடர்பு. See Superordination meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superordination?
Superordination is a noun.
What is the plural of superordination?
The plural of superordination is superordinations.

Words near superordination in the dictionary

  1. superordinate clauses
  2. superordinated
  3. superordinately
  4. superordinates
  5. superordinating
  6. superordination
  7. superordinations
  8. superorganic
  9. superorganically
  10. superorganicism
  11. superorganicist

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