Any ecclesiastic, such as a bishop, priest, or deacon, who has the spiritual charge of a body of laypeople; esp. a parish priest. Now rare except…
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > parson > [noun] (23) curatec1390 Any ecclesiastic, such as a bishop, priest, or deacon, who has the spiritual charge of a body of laypeople; esp. a parish priest. Now rare except… curatorc1390 A parish priest or another ecclesiastic who has the spiritual charge of a body of laymen; = curate, n. 1a. Obsolete. parson1591 A vicar or any other beneficed member of the clergy of the Church of England; a chaplain, curate, or any Anglican clergyman; a minister or preacher… sir1591 A parson or priest. Now dialect. (Cf. 4.) black coat1616 a person who wears a black coat as the typical dress of a particular occupation (see black-coated adj.); spec. a clergyman, a parson (depreciative). curate1687 During the period 1662 to 1688: an incumbent appointed by a bishop to a Scottish parish. Chiefly historical. fingerpost1785 slang. A parson (see quot. 1785). Cf. parson, n. 4. Obsolete. rare. tickle-text1785 a parson. Subcategories:— inducted (2) — new or petty (1) — sporting (1) — also squire (1) — collectively (2) — office of (3) — work of (1) — lore about (1) — worship of (1) — wife of (1) — child of (1) |
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