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curate

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cu·rate 1  (kyrt)
n.
1. A cleric, especially one who has charge of a parish.
2. A cleric who assists a rector or vicar.

[Middle English curat, from Medieval Latin crtus, from Late Latin cra, spiritual charge, from Latin, care; see cure.]

cu·rate 2  (kyrt)
tr.v.
To act as curator of; organize and oversee.

[Back-formation from curator.]

curate1
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman who has the charge of a parish (curate-in-charge)
3. Irish an assistant barman
[from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from cūra spiritual oversight, cure]

curate2
vb
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to be in charge of (an art exhibition or museum)
[back formation from curator]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curatecurate - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
ministrant - someone who serves as a minister
Translations
curate [ˈkjʊərɪt] N (= parish priest) → cura m; (= assistant) → coadjutor m
to be like the curate's egg it's like the curate's egg (Brit) → tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo

curate [ˈkjʊərɪt] nvicaire m

curate
n (Catholic) → Kurat m; (Protestant) → Vikar(in) m(f); it’s like the curate’s egges ist streckenweise gar nicht so schlecht

curate [ˈkjʊərɪt] ncurato, cappellano
curate [ˈkjʊərɪt] ncurato, cappellano

curate
n curate [ˈkjuərət]
a clergyman in the Church of England assisting a rector or vicar. kurator كاهِن مُعاوِن курат vikář hjælpepræst; kapellan der Hilfspfarrer βοηθός εφημέριος cura abivaimulik کشیش kappalainen vicaire עוֹזֵר כּוֹמֵר पादरी सहायक kapelan segédlelkész pejabat gereja aðstoðarprestur curato, vicario 牧師補 부목사, 목사보 pastoriaus padėjėjas, vikaras mācītāja palīgs pembantu paderi hulppredikant (hjelpe)prest, kapellan wikary cura vicar викарий vikár kurat vikar komminister, kyrko-, pastorsadjunkt ผู้ช่วยพระ papaz yardımcısı 助理牧師 вікарій نائب پادرى cha phó ,


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With the curate of Montdidier and the superior of the Jesuits of Amiens.
Carey had finished her business with the banker, she generally went upstairs to have a little chat with his sister; and while the ladies talked of parish matters, the curate or the new bonnet of Mrs.
At last, our curate (we had a curate then who made the living answer by teaching the little Lintons and Earnshaws, and farming his bit of land himself) advised that the young man should be sent to college; and Mr.
 
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