rector
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈrɛktər/
:
rector
- The rector of our church led the Sunday service with great enthusiasm.
- episcopal rector
- Anglican rector
Examples
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Fauntleroy, this is Mr. Mordaunt, rector of the parish.
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Hospital chaplains who provided exemplary service included Dr. Charles Quintard, an Episcopal rector, who practiced medicine before entering the ministry.
Academic text (1991) -
"-- ought to tell him how you feel," the rector said.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Most people get married for the wrong reasons," he tells her, repeating something his rector once told him.
Fiction book (2002) -
The rector of St. Catherine's seems to have led daily morning prayer in the same chapel.
Academic text (2007) -
Dalil Boubaker, the Paris Mosque's rector since 1992, continues as the government's candidate for head Muslim of France.
Academic text (1996) -
The second of these prophets, John Mason, was a Cambridge-educated cleric who was the rector of Water Stratford.
Academic text (2018) -
The Rev. Canon Patrick Augustine is rector of Christ Episcopal Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Blog text (19) -
Whenever I have a question about the church, I ask the rector for guidance.
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After the service, the rector greeted everyone at the door with a warm smile.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple
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3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
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2.6
A religious leader who leads worship and helps people
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6.4
A religious leader who leads services and prayers in a church
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5.4
A Christian priest in charge of a local church
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4.7
A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church
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8.2
A Christian minister in charge of a local church
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9.9
A clergyman in charge of a parish
A church leader in charge of a local church or the head of a college
A person who leads religious services and performs ceremonies
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
rector = rect + or
Formed from the combining form 'rect-' plus the agentive suffix '-or'; 'rect' is not a standalone English word, so the meaning is not transparently derived for typical learners.
Etymology
Rector comes from the old Latin verb regere meaning 'to rule', and the root rect- is the same one you see in correct and direct. So a rector is someone who 'rules' or leads a church and is in charge of the parish and its services.