English Explanatory Dictionary

superordination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.
  2. The relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in the same terms.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superordination.wav

Word forms

superordination superordinations

Etymology

From super- + ordination: compare Latin superordinatio.

Related words

superordinate
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