ordinand

[ awr-dn-and ]

noun

1. Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.

ordinand

/ ˈɔːdɪˌnænd /

noun

1. Christianity a candidate for ordination

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinand¹

1835–45; < Late Latin ordinandus, gerundive of ordināre to ordain

Example Sentences

One person present at the service told BBC News it was led by an ordinand - a trainee priest - rather than a licensed minister.

From BBC

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.

From Economist

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

From BBC

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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."

From Project Gutenberg