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ordinand

[ awr-dn-and ]

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.


ordinand

/ ˈɔ˻åɪˌ²Ôæ²Ô»å /

noun

  1. Christianity a candidate for ordination
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ordinand1

1835–45; < Late Latin ordinandus, gerundive of ´Ç°ù»å¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to ordain
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One person present at the service told BBC News it was led by an ordinand - a trainee priest - rather than a licensed minister.

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Younger ordinands are often more attracted by inner-city parishes or ones in more deprived areas; few have the once common aspiration to settle down as a vicar in a leafy suburb or village.

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Making it a priority to nurture Welsh-speaking ordinands in the church.

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The newspapers report, with no expressions of astonishment, the paradoxical scene at the railway station at Pisa, where the Italian socialists cheered the young ordinands who were rejoining their regiments, all singing the Marseillaise together.

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They are authorized to ordain the presbyters and deacons; they examine the spiritual condition of the ordinands; and, above all, they are called to act as "intercessors in the Church of God."

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