as in bishop
a person who is in charge of a Christian parish
The curate met with the bishop in the cathedral.
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Recent Examples of curate
It was supposed to be Trismegistus, but the maid tasked with telling the curate got distracted and forgot all but the first syllable.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Each week, Maricopa and Pinal county reporter Sasha Hupka reports and curates must-know campaign news, insider exclusives and service-style voter tips from Arizona’s largest and most talented elections team.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
Fiennes is backed by a stellar supporting cast that, in addition to Tucci's firebrand Bellini, included John Lithgow as a sanctimonious curate and Carlos Diehz as Cardinal Benitez, intriguing and comforting in his calm stillness.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2024
In the film, O’Connor gives Emily a passionate affair with William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a young curate in the local parish.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Each week, Maricopa and Pinal county reporter Sasha Hupka reports and curates must-know campaign news, insider exclusives and service-style voter tips from Arizona’s largest and most talented elections team.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
Fiennes is backed by a stellar supporting cast that, in addition to Tucci's firebrand Bellini, included John Lithgow as a sanctimonious curate and Carlos Diehz as Cardinal Benitez, intriguing and comforting in his calm stillness.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2024
In the film, O’Connor gives Emily a passionate affair with William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a young curate in the local parish.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curate
Noun
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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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Verny, who is currently the bishop of Chambery, France, has been a member of the commission since 2022 and heads the child protection council of the bishops conference in France, where the church has been rocked by revelations of decades and abuse by priests and bishops.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
Noun
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He was elected pope in March 2013 after serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, where he was born.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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It was announced in May that the archbishop was diagnosed with stage three small bowel cancer.—
The Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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His only other trip abroad since reassuming the presidency, besides a quick jaunt to the pope’s funeral and a couple of obligatory summits, was a tour through the Middle East.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The shirts include an outline of the pope’s tall mitre headdress above the White Sox baseball player logo.—
Bill Kirkos,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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The two were married on June 6 at the Old Chapel at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa., by the Rev. Elizabeth Keeler, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, Va.—
Jenny Block,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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His daughter, Olivia, even married Cleveland Benedict, who at one point became the rector of Christ Church, according to the Glendale Heritage Preservation's website.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Images on social media showed clergymen in black robes who had rushed to the scene jostling with police as members of the NSS stood by.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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According to his Instagram profile, Taylor is a seminary student at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, a clergyman, and an Air Force veteran.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Seasons one to four of Grantchester featured James Norton (Happy Valley) as vicar Sidney Chambers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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Members include a vicar with a lurid fantasy life, a clever and stifled housewife, a sorrowful retired accountant and a blowhard.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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