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
There had been quite a number of them over the years – a young man in advertising, a television producer, a civil servant, an Indian, even a curate, once.
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Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Vesta curates vetted deals, structures co-investments, and builds brand and growth infrastructure to protect downside and boost upside.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Belmont and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame have a partnership to curate artwork, memorabilia and artifacts — including charcoal prints of inductees like Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Johnny Cash, Harlan Howard and Kris Kristofferson on a gallery wall.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Vesta curates vetted deals, structures co-investments, and builds brand and growth infrastructure to protect downside and boost upside.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Belmont and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame have a partnership to curate artwork, memorabilia and artifacts — including charcoal prints of inductees like Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Johnny Cash, Harlan Howard and Kris Kristofferson on a gallery wall.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curate
Noun
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What to Know Maloyan was an Armenian bishop and martyr who was killed during the Ottoman genocide in 1915.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Olympus, an ancient Lycian port city in the Turkish province of Antalya, archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a Christian bishop's vast bathhouse.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Longo, Pope Leo elevated six other men and women to sainthood, including an Armenian archbishop tortured and killed after refusing to renounce Catholicism, a Venezuelan physician who dedicated his service to the poor and several nuns who spent decades helping the downtrodden.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The first archbishop was appointed in 597 AD, but the role took on extra significance when Henry VIII broke with Rome in 1534.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, the pope was ailing at the time and died on April 21.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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God chooses the pope, not cardinals, my barista says.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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As for the rector’s other housemates – a pair of scene-stealing dachshunds – Lewis is happily resigned to being upstaged.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hopkins' performance is wide-ranging, swinging the pendulum from an eccentric clergyman to a man overcome by darkness.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The archdiocese’s vicar general, the Rev. John Riley, has been appointed as the parish’s temporary administrator, the archdiocese said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Aquila served as a parochial vicar in two parishes from 1976 to 1982 and then as pastor at Denver’s Guardian Angels Parish from 1982 to 1987.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Flores, an Oklahoma City-area pastor, trafficked members of his church , according to officials.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of them was Bernhard Riemann, a shy young man who had originally planned to study theology — his father was a pastor — before being drawn to mathematics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Debates and complaints between prelates have historically been handled behind the scenes in hopes of maintaining an image of cohesion despite obviously divergent mindsets.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Curate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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