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View usage for: (rektəʳ) Word forms: plural rectors1. countable nounA rector is a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a particular area. He was rector of All Hallows Church in Wellingborough. 2. countable nounA rector is an important official in some universities or colleges. ...the Rector of Imperial College, London. More Synonyms of rector rector in British English (ˈrɛktə) noun1. Church of England a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in which, as its incumbent, he or she would formerly have been entitled to the whole of the tithes Compare vicar 2. Roman Catholic Church a cleric in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation 3. Episcopal Church, Scottish Episcopal Church a cleric in charge of a parish 4. mainly British the head of certain schools or colleges 5. (in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university: now a public figure elected for three years by the students Derived forms rectorate (ˈrectorate) noun rectorial (rɛkˈtɔːrɪəl) adjective rectorship (ˈrectorship) noun Word origin C14: from Latin: director, ruler, from regere to rule rector in American English (ˈrɛktər) noun1. Obsolete a ruler, governor, or leader 2. an Episcopal minister in charge of a parish 3. Church Of Englanda. a member of the clergy who holds the rights and tithes of a parish b. the priest leading a team ministry 4. Roman CatholicChurcha. a priest heading a seminary, college, etc. b. sometimes, a pastor or other head priest 5. in certain schools, colleges, and universities, the head or headmaster Derived forms rectorate (ˈrectorate) (ˈrɛktərɪt) noun rectorial (recˈtorial) (ˈrɛkˈtɔriəl) adjective Word origin ME < L < pp. of regere, to rule: see right Examples of 'rector' in a sentencerector Chinese translation of 'rector' n (c) -
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Definition a cleric in charge of a college or congregation He was the rector of the church. Additional synonymsDefinition (esp. in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy My father was a Baptist minister. Synonyms or woman">clergyman or woman, priest, divine, vicar, parson, preacher, pastor, chaplain, cleric, rector, curate, churchman or woman, padre (informal), ecclesiasticDefinition a member of the clergy in charge of a congregation the pastor of the local Episcopalian church Synonyms or woman">clergyman or woman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, parson, rector, curate, churchman or woman, ecclesiasticDefinition a person who preaches a self-educated Methodist lay preacher Synonyms or woman">clergyman or woman, minister, parson, missionary, evangelist, revivalist - recruit
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Additional synonymsDefinition a priest who is in charge of a parish the vicar of the local parish Synonyms priest, minister, pastor, cleric, or woman">clergyman or woman, father, divine, curate, churchman or woman, padre (informal), holy man or woman or person, man or woman or person of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic, father confessor |