ordinand
English
Etymology
From Latin ordinandus (“(the one) to be ordained”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹdɪnænd/, /ˈɔɹdn̩ænd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːdɪnænd/
Noun
ordinand (plural ordinands)
- A candidate for ordination.
- 2016 May 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “The Seven Actual Marks of Mission”, in Thurible.net[1], archived from the original on 6 May 2016:
- 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.
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
ordinand m (plural ordinands, feminine ordinande)
Further reading
- “ordinand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.