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🙎 Not officially appointed 🧑 A layperson
nonordained

nonordained

8.2
A person who has not been officially made a priest or minister
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnɔːrˈdeɪnd/
translation icon : no ordenado
  • The committee included both nonordained members and ordained ministers.

Examples

  • Many nonordained volunteers help organize community events at the church.

  • She is a nonordained leader who plays an important role in the congregation.

  • The church welcomes nonordained individuals to participate in community events.

  • Many nonordained members volunteer for various church activities.

  • The committee included both nonordained members and ordained ministers.

  • Many nonordained volunteers help organize community events at the church.

  • She is a nonordained leader who plays an important role in the congregation.

Antonyms

ordained
  • Formal
6.4

Officially made a priest or minister by a religious ceremony

How Ordained

bishop
210 3.9
priest
∞ 1.0
deacon
31 7.4
nonordained
8.2
layperson
14 4.9

Surface Forms

nonordained singular
nonordaineds plural

Morphology

nonordained = ordained (transparent) = non + ordain + ed

The meaning is directly compositional: it means 'not ordained,' referring to someone not formally appointed to the clergy.

Etymology

Nonordained joins the prefix non- 'not' and ordain 'to appoint', a root you can also see in the everyday word order. So a nonordained is a person who is 'not officially appointed' as a church leader.