HyperDic: rector

English > 1 sense of the word *rector*:
NOUN	person	rector, curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor	a person authorized to conduct religious worship

rector > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'kter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *rector*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person authorized to conduct religious worship.
Synonyms	curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor
Narrower	ministrant	someone who serves as a minister
Broader	clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth	A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Spanish	cura, ministro, párroco, pastor, rector, vicario
Catalan	cura, curat, ministre de l'església, pastor, rector, vicari