Vicar vs. Curate

Vicar vs. Curate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Vicar and Curate

Vicarnoun

In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

Curatenoun

an assistant rector or vicar

Vicarnoun

In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Curatenoun

a parish priest

Vicarnoun

A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.

Curateverb

(transitive) To act as a curator for.

She curated the traveling exhibition.They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.
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Vicarnoun

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

Curateverb

(transitive) To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.

Vicarnoun

(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

Curateverb

(intransitive) To work or act as a curator.

Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.

Vicarnoun

(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

Curatenoun

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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