inordination

Etymology

Latin inordinatio.

inordination means deviation or irregularity from custom, rule, order, or right. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “inordination” is a great word

INORDINATION — [Noun] A willful deviation or irregularity from established custom, rule, or order. From the Latin *inordinatio*, from *in-* (“not”) + *ordinatio* (“arrangement, order”). First attested in English in 1615. Unlike “disorder,” which implies a passive lack of system, or “excess,” which denotes a mere quantitative surplus, *inordination* is the active, qualitative transgression of propriety. It is the bishop defying canon law, the subordinate who knows his place but will not keep it, and the single note in a fugue that obeys the rules while rebelliously delaying the expected resolution—a subtle crack that reveals the silent, sustaining power of the very order it disrupts.

noun

Deviation or irregularity from custom, rule, order, or right“Every inordination of religion that is not in defect, is properly called superstition.”