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cu·rate 1
(kyo͝or′ĭt)n.
1. A cleric, especially one who has charge of a parish.
2. A cleric who assists a rector or vicar.
[Middle English curat, from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from Late Latin cūra, spiritual charge, from Latin, care; see cure.]
cu·rate 2
(kyo͝or′āt′)tr.v.
1. To organize and oversee (an art exhibit or film festival, for example).
2. To gather and present to the public: a blog that curates news stories.
[Back-formation from curator.]
cu·ra′tion (kyo͝or-ā′shən) n.
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curate
(ˈkjʊərɪt)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman who has the charge of a parish (curate-in-charge)
3. Irish an assistant barman
[C14: from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from cūra spiritual oversight, cure]
curate
(kjʊəˈreɪt)vb
1. (Art Terms) (tr) to be in charge of selecting, arranging, and presenting material (for an art exhibition or museum)
2. (tr) to be in charge of organizing, arranging, and presenting a festival or other event: The festival was curated by the films' directors..
[C20: back formation from curator]
cuˈration n
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cu•rate
(ˈkyʊər ɪt)n.
1. a cleric assisting a rector or vicar.
2. a cleric in charge of a parish.
[1300–50; Middle English curat (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cūrātus= Latin cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1]
cu′rate•ship`, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  curate - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ministrant - someone who serves as a minister |
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Translations
كاهِن مُعاوِن
vikář
hjælpepræstkapellan
Hilfspfarrerkuratieren
segédlelkész
aîstoîarprestur
pastoriaus padėjėjasvikaras
mācītāja palīgs
curate
[ˈkjʊərɪt] N (= parish priest) → cura m; (= assistant) → coadjutor mto be like the curate's egg it's like the curate's egg (Brit) → tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo
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curate
n (Catholic) → Kurat m; (Protestant) → Vikar(in) m(f); it’s like the curate’s egg → es ist streckenweise gar nicht so schlecht
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curate
(ˈkjuərət) noun a clergyman in the Church of England assisting a rector or vicar.
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