SELF-DENYING ORDINANCE
\sˈɛlfdɪnˈa͡ɪɪŋ ˈɔːdɪnəns], \sˈɛlfdɪnˈaɪɪŋ ˈɔːdɪnəns], \s_ˈɛ_l_f_d_ɪ_n_ˈaɪ_ɪ_ŋ ˈɔː_d_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
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(Hist.) A resolution of the Long Parliament, in 1644, by which its members bound themselves not to take certain offices, especially commands in the army. The result was the strengthening of the Independent party at the expense of the Presbyterian.
By Henry Percy Smith
