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Irregularity — • A canonical impediment directly impeding the reception of tonsure and Holy orders or preventing the exercise of orders already received Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irregularity Irregularity … Catholic encyclopedia
irregularity — ir·reg·u·lar·i·ty /ir ˌre gyə lar ə tē/ n pl ties: something that is irregular an irregularity in the proceeding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. irregularity … Law dictionary
Irregularity — Ir*reg u*lar i*ty, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf. F. irr[ e]gularit[ e].] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irregularity — (n.) early 14c., violation of Church rules, from O.Fr. irregularité (14c.) and directly from M.L. irregularitas, from irregularis (see IRREGULAR (Cf. irregular)). Meaning state of being not regular is from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
irregularity — n. 1) a gross irregularity 2) irregularity in (an irregularity in the accounts) * * * [ɪˌregjʊ lærɪtɪ] a gross irregularity irregularity in (an irregularity in the accounts) … Combinatory dictionary
irregularity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious ▪ minor, slight ▪ a slight irregularity in the surface of the wood ▪ widespread ▪ The newspaper claimed there were widesprea … Collocations dictionary
irregularity — noun 1) the irregularity of the coastline Syn: asymmetry, nonuniformity, unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness; jaggedness, raggedness, indentation 2) the irregularity of the surface Syn: roughness, bumpiness, uneve … Thesaurus of popular words
irregularity — irregular ir‧reg‧u‧lar [ɪˈregjlə ǁ ər] adjective not obeying the usually accepted legal or moral rules: • There were some warning signals that something irregular was going on. • highly irregular trading activities irregularity noun [countable,… … Financial and business terms
irregularity — UK [ɪˌreɡjʊˈlærətɪ] / US [ɪˌreɡjəˈlerətɪ] noun Word forms irregularity : singular irregularity plural irregularities 1) [countable, often plural] a situation in which the rules, laws, or usual ways of doing things have not been followed There… … English dictionary
irregularity — ir·reg·u·lar·i·ty (.)ir .(r)eg yə lar ət ē n, pl ties 1) the quality or state of being irregular <hormonal irregularity> 2) occasional constipation <more fiber in one s diet may help relieve irregularity> * * * ir·reg·u·lar·i·ty… … Medical dictionary
irregularity — noun a) An instance of being irregular. an irregularity of surface b) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular. See Also: irregular … Wiktionary
