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Rector

/ˈɹɛktə/

In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

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📖 Definitions of "Rector"

noun

1
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
2
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
3
A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
4
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.

🔄 Synonyms of "Rector"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ministernoun	(government) A politician who heads a ministry
pastornoun	(countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
parsonnoun	An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
curatenoun	(transitive) To act as a curator for.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rector"

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Word	Definition
parsonnoun	An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
ministernoun	(government) A politician who heads a ministry
curatenoun	An assistant rector or vicar.
pastornoun	(countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
rectorynoun	The residence of an Anglican rector.
provostnoun	One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
presidentnoun	The head of state of a republic.
deannoun	A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
headshipnoun	The position of a head or chief.
headmasternoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) A male headteacher.
vice-chancellornoun	(education, often) The chief executive of a university, college or similar facility where the chancellor is a largely ceremonial role.
chancellornoun	The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
masternoun	Someone who has control over something or someone.
leaguenoun	(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
superintendentnoun	A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
leadershipnoun	The capacity of someone to lead others.
principalnoun	(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
guidingnoun	Guidance.
commandantnoun	(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
directornoun	One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).