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)

1. 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

a candidate for ordination

• French: ordinand (fr) m
• Manx: oardreilagh m, fo-haggyrt m
• Portuguese: ordenando (pt) m, ordinando (pt) m

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.di.nɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

ordinand m (plural ordinands, feminine ordinande)

1. ordinand

Further reading

• “ordinand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012