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curates

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plural of curate

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a person who is in charge of a Christian parish

The curate met with the bishop in the cathedral.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for curates

abbés,
curés,
parsons,
pastors,
rectors,
shepherds,
vicars

churchmen,
clergymen,
fathers,
Holy Joes
[slang],
padres

clergywomen,
deaconesses,
priestesses

abbots,
archbishops,
archpriests,
bishops,
deans,
diocesans,
monsignors
(or monsignori),
popes,
prelates,
presbyters

chaplains,
confessors,
sky pilots

evangelists,
missionaries,
missioners,
missionizers,
revivalists

friars,
mendicants,
monastics,
monks,
oblates,
religious

high priestesses,
high priests

clergypersons,
clericals,
clerics,
clerks,
deacons,
divines,
dominies,
ecclesiastics,
ministers,
preachers,
priests,
reverends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for curates

lay readers,
lectors

laymen,
laypeople,
seculars
(or secular)

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“Curates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curates. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.

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