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English

Etymology

From {{term|curatus|cūrātus|lang=la}}.

Pronunciation

(noun):
- (UK): IPA: /ˈkjʊərət/, or IPA: /ˈkjʊərɪt/,
- (US): , IPA: /ˈkjʊrɪt/,
(verb):
- (UK): IPA: /kjʊəˈreɪt/,
- (US): , IPA: /kjʊˈreɪt/, or , IPA: /ˈkjʊreɪt/,

Noun

an assistant rector or vicar
a parish priest

Derived terms

curate's egg

Verb

to act as a curator

Derived terms

curated

Anagrams

acuter

Category:English heteronyms

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Italian

Verb form

curate

second-person plural present tense of curare
second-person plural imperative of curare

Category:Italian verb forms

fr:curate io:curate hu:curate ru:curate fi:curate te:curate vi:curate zh:curate

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Curate \Cu"rate\ (k[=u]"r[asl]t), n. [LL. curatus, prop., one
who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See Cure,
n., and cf. Cur['e]]
One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but
now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar.
--Hook.
[1913 Webster]

All this the good old man performed alone,
He spared no pains, for curate he had none. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet curate
n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: minister,
parson, pastor, rector]

Moby Dictionary
DD , Doctor of Divinity , Grand Penitentiary , Holy Father , Holy Joe ,
abbe , abuna , antipope , archbishop , archdeacon , archpriest , bishop ,
bishop coadjutor , canon , cardinal , cardinal bishop ,
cardinal deacon , cardinal priest , chaplain , churchman , clergyman ,
cleric , clerical , clerk , coadjutor , cure , dean , diocesan , divine ,
ecclesiarch , ecclesiastic , exarch , hierarch , high priest ,
man of God , metropolitan , military chaplain , minister , padre , papa ,
parson , pastor , patriarch , penitentiary , pontiff , pope , prebendary ,
prelate , primate , rector , reverend , rural dean , servant of God ,
shepherd , sky pilot , subdean , suffragan , supply clergy ,
supply minister , the Reverend , the very Reverend , tonsured cleric ,
vicar

CURATE, eccl. law. One who represents the incumbent of a church, person, or20 vicar, and takes care of the church, and performs divine service in his stead.