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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cu·rate
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls, from Latin, care DATE 14th century 1. a clergyman in charge of a parish 2. a clergyman serving as assistant (as to a rector) in a parish
(cu·rat·ed ; cu·rat·ing) DATE 1909 : to act as curator of curate a museum an exhibit curated by the museum's director English Etymology curate mid-14c., from M.L. curatus "one responsible for the care (of souls)," from L. curatus, pp. of curare "to take care of." Church of England sense of "paid deputy priest of a parish" first recorded 1550s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 curate cur·ate / 5kjuErEt; NAmE 5kjurEt / noun(in the Anglican Church 圣公会) an assistant to a vicar (= a priest, who is in charge of the church or churches in a particular area) (某教区的)助理牧师 IDIOMS ▪ the / a 7curate's 'egg (BrE) something that has some good parts and some bad ones 瑕瑜互见之物；好坏兼有之物 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cu·rate I. \ˈkyu̇rə̇t\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English curat, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls (from Latin, care) + Latin -atus -ate — more at cure 1. : one who has the care of souls : clergyman 2. : an assistant or a deputy of a rector or vicar in the churches of the Anglican communion and in the Roman Catholic Church II. \kyəˈrāt, ˈkyu̇ˌr-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: back-formation from curator : to act as curator of |
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