ordinand

1 9.9

A person about to become a priest or minister

noun
/ˈɔrdɪnænd/

Jargon

: ordenando

During the rite itself, which required no more than between five and seven minutes and normally fell between the sermon and the closing benediction, the ordinand presented himself in the chancel and listened to readings from Acts 20:17 ff. and 1 Timothy 3:1.

Examples

The ordinand attended classes to prepare for his upcoming ordination as a minister.
The ordinand "must learn to inhabit" the theology being studied.

Academic text (2017)
Bruce Manning Metzger, born into a legal family in Pennsylvania in 1914, attended Lebanon Valley College before entering Princeton Theological Seminary as an ordinand of the Presbyterian Church.

Academic text (2007)
Each ordinand received mentorship from experienced clergy members during their training.
During the ceremony, the ordinand made a heartfelt commitment to serve the community.

Surface Forms

ordinand singular

ordinands plural

Morphology

ordinand = ordain (semi-transparent) = ordain + and

The meaning can be inferred from 'ordain' but the suffix '-and' is a rare Latin-derived formation that learners may not recognize.

Etymology

Ordinand comes from the same root as order and ordain, from Latin ordo meaning 'order' or 'rank'. The ending -and suggests 'someone who is to be', so an ordinand is a person who is 'about to be' placed in the church's order — in other words, about to be made a priest or minister.