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incardination

in·car·di·nate
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kahr-dn-eyt]
    • /ɪnˈkɑr dnˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kahr-dn-eyt]
    • /ɪnˈkɑr dnˌeɪt/

Definitions of incardination word

  • verb with object incardination to institute as a cardinal. 1
  • verb with object incardination to institute as chief presbyter or priest in a particular church or place. 1
  • noun incardination (ecclesiastical) The act of incardinating. 1
  • noun incardination the official acceptance by one diocese of a clergyman from another diocese 0
  • noun incardination the promotion of a clergyman to the status of a cardinal 0
See all 5 definitions of incardination

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Origin of incardination

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Medieval Latin incardinātus past participle of incardināre to appoint, to make a cardinal, equivalent to in in-2 + cardin- (see cardinal) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Incardination

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incardination

incardination popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

incardination usage trend in Literature

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