Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excardinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-car-di-nate
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To free (a member of the clergy) from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"When a see is vacant , whoever governs the diocese ad interim until the designation of a diocesan administrator is not competent to incardinate or excardinate a cleric ( cann . 419 , 428 ) . Can . 272 adds that the diocesan[…]"
"In order to be able to excardinate this cleric the bishop of diocese B must be his proper bishop ; for only a cleric's proper bishop can excardinate a cleric . " It cannot be denied that the bishop of diocese B is competent to[…]"
"The proper canonical process was to excardinate Widera from the Milwaukee Archdiocese and to incardinate him into the Orange Diocese . Once a diocesan priest becomes incardinated in a new diocese , his relationships , obligations , and[…]"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

excardinates (present, singular) excardinating (participle, present) excardinated (participle, past) excardinated (past)

Antonyms

incardinate

Questions

What does excardinate mean?: To free (a member of the clergy) from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop.

How to pronounce excardinate

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “excardinate”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “excardinate”.
Repeat and practice — Say “excardinate” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.