rector

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An English surname; derived from the German surname Richter
A town in Arkansas
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
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it
{n} a minister of a parish, ruler, president
The head master of a public school
Second rank of the Ministry Roll One who has: Earned 10 points in ministry
a parish priest, or corporate body such as a monastery or cathedral, that receives the benifice of a parish
A clergyman (especially in the Anglican Church) in charge of the liturgical and administrative functions of a parish
this comes from the Latin word meaning "to govern" The rector is the priest in charge of the parish (the church) Our rector is Stephen Mills
A ruler or governor
An ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation [37]
A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc
the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate
general term indicating the office of various political-administrative posts occupied by Venetian patricians It was generally interchangeable with podestà
The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford
The priest in charge of a parish, a self-supporting church, is the rector The rector is elected by the vestry Assisting priests the rector appoints may be called curate, assistant or associate
(See Clerical Titles )
A priest charged with spiritual oversight of a congregation In Maryland, the Rector is the president of the corporation
Chief sacramental and liturgical leader of a parish, who is called by and accountable to the vestry
{i} head of a school college or university; priest in charge of a congregation
the priest or minister of a local church or parish; the head priest of a parish
The Head of House at Lincoln The only other "rector" is at Exeter, next door The current Rector is Professor Paul Langford [Lincoln]
A clergyman in charge of a parish
Rector is the Anglican word for the elected pastor of a financially self-supporting congregation The term derives from the fact that if there are multiple clergy on staff in a church, the pastor has primary responsibility for directing the worship See also vicar
a title given to an incumbent of certain parishes, originally those which retained their titles
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college
See the Note under Vicar
Rector is the Anglican word for the elected pastor of a financially self- supporting congregation The term derives from the fact that if there are multiple clergy on staff in a church, the pastor has primary responsibility for directing the worship
A rector is a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a particular area
rectorship
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate
rectorship
{n} the office or rank of a rector
rectorate
The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship
rectorate
{i} office of rector, term of rector
rectors
plural of rector
rectorship
Government; guidance
rector

    Hyphenation

    rec·tor

    Turkish pronunciation

    rektır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈrektər/ /ˈrɛktɜr/

    Etymology

    [ rek-t&r ] (noun.) 14th century. From Latin, itself from rectus, past participle of regere 'to direct'
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