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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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In addition to being the mayor, Dr. James is also a bishop, pastor, author and professor at Coastal Pines Technical College.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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That was on top of about 7,000 priests and 450 bishops.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1949, the grandson of Croatian immigrants believes his roots helped shape his ministry and leadership, particularly in an ethnically and racially diverse part of the country such as Chicago, where he was installed as archbishop in 2014.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet beyond the limelight of the cinema, Whitaker is pushing forward the archbishop’s goal of cultivating peace and progress across the continents.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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While the presence of a new pope has drawn speculation about whether the pilgrimage will open doors for dialogue, SSPX has been preparing for the trip since before Pope Francis’s death in April.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since his papacy began in May, the pope has been robust in his criticisms of Israel’s war in Gaza, consistently voicing his concern for Palestinian civilians facing Israeli bombardment.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 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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The movie featured Tom Hollander as clergyman Mr. Collins, a cousin of Mr. Bennet’s who is set to inherit the family’s rural estate since the Bennets have no sons.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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In a letter accompanying McKnight’s, the Rev. John Riley, the archdiocese’s vicar general and chancellor, asked those with information or concerns regarding the matter to contact the Miami County Sheriff’s Department at (913) 294-3232.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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Norton’s successor as the local vicar of a Cambridgeshire village in the 1950s was Tom Brittney, who was then succeeded by Rishi Nair as Alphy in 2024.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Erickson named a new pastor, Sheila Rawn, to lead the church.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In fact, virtually every female character is colored by the legacy of toxic males: pervy pastors, deadbeat dads, abusive boyfriends, murderous cretins.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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The sudden revision of birthdates shortly before a conclave alters that balance—especially by adding two senior prelates from Africa, a region that has seen exponential Catholic growth but limited influence in papal elections.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 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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“Curate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curate. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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