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
In the film, O’Connor gives Emily a passionate affair with William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a young curate in the local parish.
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
That Emily had a premarital affair with William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a real assistant curate who worked with her father Patrick in the village of Haworth, Yorkshire.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
Worse, O’Connor anchors Emily’s artistic coming-of-age to a rote romance with a hunky curate who also tutors her in French.
—Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
Soon, Emily begins taking French lessons from her father’s assistant curate, the serious-minded William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
That Emily had a premarital affair with William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a real assistant curate who worked with her father Patrick in the village of Haworth, Yorkshire.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
Worse, O’Connor anchors Emily’s artistic coming-of-age to a rote romance with a hunky curate who also tutors her in French.
—Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
Soon, Emily begins taking French lessons from her father’s assistant curate, the serious-minded William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curate
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From political infighting among an international coterie of bishops, to nosy clerical gossiping, to Isabella Rossellini as a nun with ulterior motives, to car bombs, the movie — based on an airport novel of the same name by Robert Harris — is arguably overwrought and overstuffed, if endlessly fun.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
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There were rabbis, imams, bishops and deacons from across the city, reflecting the diversity of the victims and New Orleans.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Pope Francis named a progressively minded ally, Cardinal Robert McElroy, as the archbishop of Washington.Anna Spiegel, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, aligning the U.S. capital's archdiocese with one of his most progressive allies.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Having female anatomy disqualifies him not only from being pope, but from becoming a priest at all.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
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The president and the pope have had a good rapport for many years, stretching back to before Biden's rise to the presidency.Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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The committee members, all clergymen, had been summoned to report on the progress of their work.Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Better would it have been had the vicar never been born.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
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Atkinson both sends up and deepens stock characters like the vicar, who here has lost his faith; a major who doesn’t feel cut out for civilian life; and the batty lady of the manor, who appears to have arrived via time machine from the Victorian era.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
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The pastor at the church, Jose Cervantes, said the first fire refugees arrived at the church on Tuesday.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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The pastors, Max Lucado and Joakim Lundqvist, have been serving in the roles since last summer.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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The prelate suggested that any rush toward legalizing civil divorce could undermine Filipino families – the foundational aspect of society, according to the country’s constitution.Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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Archbishop José Gomez, the soft-spoken, hard-line prelate.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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“Curate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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