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• Subordination

  [suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh n] /səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society’s subordination of women to men. 2. the act subordinating, or of making dependent, secondary, or subservient. 3. the condition of being subordinated, or made dependent, secondary, […]

• Subordinationism

  [suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh-niz-uh m] /səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/ noun, Theology. 1. the doctrine that the first person of the Holy Trinity is superior to the second, and the second superior to the third. subordinationism /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ noun 1. either of two interpretations of the doctrine of the Trinity, often regarded as heretical, according to which the Son is […]

• Subordinative

  adjective 1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 2. of less importance; secondary. 3. subject to or under the authority of a superior. 4. subservient or inferior. 5. subject; dependent. 6. Grammar. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad […]

• Subordinator

  or subordinate conjunction noun, Grammar. 1. a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished. subordinating conjunction noun 1. a conjunction that introduces subordinate clauses, such as if, because, although, and until Compare coordinating conjunction

• Suborn

  verb (used with object) 1. to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime. 2. Law. to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony. to obtain (false testimony) from a witness. verb (transitive) 1. to bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a […]

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