ordinariate

 [awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt]  

or·di·nar·i·ate

   [awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt]
noun
Roman Catholic Church. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.
Origin:
ordinary (noun) + -ate1
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Ordinariate has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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