rector in English dictionary

  • rector

    Meanings and definitions of "rector"

    • In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
    • In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
    • A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.
    • noun
      In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
    • noun
      In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
    • noun
      A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.
    • in church
    • in a school
    • noun
      a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

    Synonyms of "rector" in English dictionary

    man of the cloth, clergyman, minister of religion are the top synonyms of "rector" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rector

    • rector ( plural  rectors)
    • rector (plural rectors)
  • Rector

    Meanings and definitions of "rector"

    • An English surname; derived from the German surname Richter .
    • A town in Arkansas
    • proper
      An English surname; derived from the German surname Richter.
    • proper
      A city in Arkansas

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