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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curate \Cu"rate\ (k?"r?t), n. [LL. curatus prop., one who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See {Cure}, n., and cf {Cur['e]}] One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar. --Hook. All this the good old man performed alone, He spared no pains, for curate he had none. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: curate n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {minister}, {parson}, {pastor}, {rector}]
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