Definition for Rector:

• [ L.] ( Eccl.) Properly the person, or parson, who has charge of a parish church and is possessed of the great tithes; but as these were before the Reformation often appropriated by religious societies, the latter appointed a vicar, with the small tithes as his remuneration.

Synonyms for Rector:

• n.

  •
  • bishopric,
  • archbishopric,
  • the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  •
  • bursar,
  • governing body,
  • master,
  • guidance counselor,
  • chancellor,
  • president,
  • dean,
  • lunch lady,
  • governor.
  •abbot (noun)
  • arch abbots,
  • abbot-generals,
  • abbot generals,
  • arch-abbot,
  • arch abbot,
  • abbot general,
  • arch-abbots,
  • archabbots,
  • abbotgeneral,
  • abbotgenerals.
  •clergy (noun)
  • pilgrim,
  • archpriest,
  • prioress,
  • canon,
  • pope,
  • cleric,
  • abbess,
  • father,
  • cardinal,
  • novice,
  • Canoness,
  • chaplain,
  • prelate,
  • brother,
  • bishop,
  • sister,
  • monk,
  • prior,
  • ecclesiastic,
  • preacher,
  • curate,
  • missionary,
  • nun,
  • evangelist.
  •clergyman (noun)
  • devil dodgers,
  • the revs,
  • turn around collars,
  • turnaround collar,
  • harp polishers,
  • turn-around collars,
  • sky scouts,
  • turnaround collars,
  • turn around collar.
  •clergyperson (noun)
  • proctor,
  • headmaster,
  • clergywoman.
  •priest (noun)
  • man of cloth,
  • man the cloth,
  • man god,
  • man cloth,
  • holy men.
  •principal (noun)
  • key players.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • abbot,
  • archbishop,
  • archdeacon,
  • cassock,
  • churchman,
  • clergyman,
  • controller,
  • counsellor,
  • diocesan,
  • doyen,
  • friar,
  • holy man,
  • lama,
  • leader,
  • lion,
  • luminary,
  • man of the cloth,
  • minister,
  • monsignor,
  • pacesetter,
  • padre,
  • parson,
  • pastor,
  • priest,
  • principal,
  • protagonist,
  • rev,
  • reverend,
  • ringleader,
  • ruler,
  • sermonizer,
  • vicar,
  • Blackcoat,
  • Churchmen,
  • Ecclesiast,
  • Monsignors,
  • Padres,
  • Padri,
  • Predicant,
  • Pulpiteer,
  • archbishops,
  • archdeacons,
  • cardinals,
  • friars,
  • controllers,
  • generals,
  • Bible thumpers,
  • sermonizers,
  • REVS,
  • LAMAS,
  • protagonists,
  • clergyperson,
  • abbot-general,
  • archabbot,
  • bible thumper,
  • cassocks,
  • counsellors,
  • devil dodger,
  • doyens,
  • harp polisher,
  • key player,
  • sky scout,
  • the rev,
  • turn-around collar,
  • churchperson,
  • person of the cloth,
  • pulpitarian,
  • churchpersons,
  • clericals,
  • diocesans.

Paraphrases for Rector:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    governors, chancellor.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    superintendent, chancellor.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    vice-chancellor, headmaster, rectory.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    provost, vice-chancellor, headmaster.

Rector Sentence Examples:

• " I couldn't do it," said the rector.

• And the rector's little speech had given him the clue.

Homophones for Rector:

• rectory, rocketry, resister, rochester, raster, Rest-harrow, rosewood tree, roisterer, roister, rooster, resuscitator, register, rester, rest area, rush aster, roaster, rough water, racketeer, reciter, rock star, restharrow, resistor, roster, rough-dry, restore, registry, reactor, Rose water, restorer, Requester, residuary, registrar.