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noun
- 1. (in the Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish.
- 2. the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
1. : one that directs : leader. 2. a. : a member of the clergy (as of the Protestant Episcopal Church) in charge of a parish. b. : an incumbent of a Church of England benefice in full possession of its rights. c. : a Roman Catholic priest directing a church with no pastor or one whose pastor has other duties.
noun. a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church. Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation. the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
RECTOR meaning: 1. a priest in charge of a parish (= area) in the Church of England 2. an important official at…. Learn more.
RECTOR definition: 1. a priest in charge of a parish (= area) in the Church of England 2. an important official at…. Learn more.
n. 1. a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Episcopal Church. 2. a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation. 3. a member of the Anglican clergy who has the charge of a parish with full possession of all its rights, tithes, etc.
Definition of rector noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A rector is someone with the authority to lead others in religious worship and services. Rectors conduct mass.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use rector in a sentence rector was attending a Sunday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox when he dozed off.
Definition of rector – Learner’s Dictionary. rector. noun [ C ] uk / ˈrektə r/ us. Add to word list. a priest in some Christian churches. (Definition of rector from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of rector. in Chinese (Traditional) （英國國教的）教區長，教區牧師, （在一些蘇格蘭大學中，由學生選出的高級職員）名譽校長，學生校長, （中小學或大學的）校長…
noun. 1. 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.
