As nouns the difference between prelate and rector
is that
prelate is a clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop while
rector is in the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
As proper nouns the difference between prelate and rector
is that
prelate is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada while
Rector is an English surname; derived from the German surname
Richter.
As a verb prelate
is to act as a prelate.
prelate Noun
( en noun)
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
* Shakespeare
- Hear him but reason in divinity, / You would desire the king were made a prelate .
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Derived terms
* prelateship
* prelatess
* prelatic
* prelatical
* prelatise
* prelatist
* prelatize
* prelatry
Related terms
* prelacy
* prelatial
* prelation
* prelature
* Personal Prelate
* Opus Dei
Verb
( prelat)
(obsolete) To act as a prelate.
* Latimer
- Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.
Anagrams
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rector English
Alternative forms
* rectour (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
* , chapter=10
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector' s face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
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.
Related terms
* rectorate
* rectorial
* rectory
* rectrix
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