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curate
cu·rate 1 C0810300 (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 C0810400 (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.curate (ˈkjʊərɪt) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest2. (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) vb1. (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 ncu•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. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  curate - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rectorclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchministrant - someone who serves as a minister |
Translationscurate (ˈkjuərət) noun a clergyman in the Church of England assisting a rector or vicar. 助理牧師 副牧师，助理牧师 curate
curate's eggSomething that is partly good and partly bad. Taken from a British cartoon about a curate, or priest, who was given a bad egg but focused on the egg's good characteristics as he did not want to offend the person who gave it to him. Primarily heard in UK. Our vacation was a bit of a curate's egg; the first few days were sunny, but the rest of the week was ruined by the heavy rain and flooding.See also: egga curate's egg BRITISHIf you describe something as a curate's egg, you think that parts of it are good and parts of it are bad. His collection of duets with famous friends is something of a curate's egg. It's a real curate's egg of a production; intermittently brilliant in the first half, but a dreadful disappointment in the second. Note: A curate is a clergyman in the Church of England who helps the vicar or rector of a parish. A well-known Victorian cartoon published in the British magazine `Punch' shows a curate having breakfast with a senior clergyman. The curate has been given a bad egg but he is anxious not to offend anyone, so he says that it is `good in parts'. See also: egga curate's egg something that is partly good and partly bad. This expression stems from a Punch cartoon produced in 1895 , showing a meek curate breakfasting with his bishop. bishop: I'm afraid you've got a bad egg, Mr Jones . curate: Oh no, my Lord, I assure you! Parts of it are excellent!See also: eggthe/a ˌcurate’s ˈegg (British English) something that has some good things and some bad things about it: ‘Is it an interesting book?’ ‘It’s a bit of a curate’s egg, good in parts. The dialogue’s often quite amusing.’This idiom comes from a story in the magazine Punch. A polite curate (= an assistant to a priest) is given a bad egg while eating in the house of a very senior priest. When asked if he likes the egg, he replies that ‘parts of it are excellent’.See also: eggcurate
curate1. a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest 2. a clergyman who has the charge of a parish (curate-in-charge) MedicalSeecureCurate
CURATE, eccl. law. One who represents the incumbent of a church, person, or20 vicar, and takes care of the church, and performs divine service in his stead. FinancialSeeCurecurate
Synonyms for curatenoun a person authorized to conduct religious worshipSynonyms- minister
- minister of religion
- parson
- pastor
- rector
Related Words- clergyman
- man of the cloth
- reverend
- ministrant
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