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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncardinate
/ɪnˈkɑːrdɪneɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To attach a priest permanently to a particular diocese or religious jurisdiction.
"The bishop decided to incardinate the visiting missionary into the local diocese." - 2
To invest with power or authority, or to hinge upon something.
"The authority of the office was incardinated within the governing council."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'incardinatus', past participle of 'incardinare', meaning 'to hinge' or 'to appoint to a benefice'. It stems from the Latin noun 'cardo', meaning 'hinge'. Historically used within ecclesiastical administration to denote the formal attaching of a priest to a specific diocese.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incardinate" is said worldwide
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incardiner
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kaʁ.di.ne
"L'évêque a accepté d'incardiner le jeune prêtre dans son diocèse."
inkardinieren
Transliteration: ɪnkaʁdiˈniːʁən
"Der Bischof beschloss, den Geistlichen in die Diözese zu inkardinieren."
incardinare
Transliteration: in.kar.diˈna.re
"Il vescovo ha provveduto ad incardinare il sacerdote nella diocesi."
incardinar
Transliteration: iŋ.kaɾ.ðiˈnaɾ
"El arzobispo decidió incardinar al sacerdote en la nueva diócesis."
incardinar
Transliteration: ĩ.kaʁ.diˈnaɾ
"O bispo vai incardinar o padre na diocese local."
दीocese से जोड़ना
Transliteration: diocese se jodna
Script: डाईoces से जोड़ना
"主教 ने पादरी को अपने धर्मप्रांत में शामिल करने का निर्णय लिया।"
隶属于某教区
Transliteration: lìshǔ yú mǒu jiàoqū
"主教决定将该神父隶属于本教区。"
적적교구에 속하게 하다
Transliteration: jeokjeokgyogue sokhage hada
"주교는 사제를 교구에 소속시키기로 결정했다."
所属教区を決める
Transliteration: shozoku kyōku o kimeru
"司教はその神父を自分の教区に所属させることにした。"
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