Meaning & use
Incardinated
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Formally attached or assigned a member of the clergy to a particular diocese or religious jurisdiction (past tense of incardinate).
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The bishop incardinated the young priest into the diocese after his ordination.
He had been incardinated in a religious order before transferring to parish ministry.
A note on using this word
A technical term from Catholic canon law, describing the formal, permanent bond between a cleric and a diocese or institute.
Words with a similar meaning
assignedaffiliated
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Words with an opposite meaning
excardinated
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