curate
/ˈkjʊɹət/KYUU-ruht
/ˈkjʊɹət/KYUU-ruht
Meaningone given the care (of souls)
Common meaning: a priest who assists a parish priest
- curcare, concernLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 500 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latincuratus‘one having the cure of souls’source
- Englishcurate‘a priest who assists a parish priest’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cūra ‘care, concern’.
Roots
- cūra Latin “care, concern”
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