Curacies

/ˈkjʊrəsiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of curacy; multiple positions or offices of curates in a church, or the roles of spiritual responsibility they hold.

Etymology

From curacy (the office of a curate) plus regular plural -es. The word developed in ecclesiastical English to describe multiple pastoral positions or their collective responsibilities.

Kelly Says

Medieval parish churches often had multiple curacies—assistant priests with specific responsibilities like teaching or visiting the sick. Reading old church records, you can trace entire careers of ambitious priests climbing the curacy ladder toward becoming a vicar.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Kürākaō
koo-rah-kah-oh
ARالعربية
كُرَاكَاوِيّ
koo-rah-kah-ee
BNবাংলা
ক্যুরাকাও
kyurakaow
CACatalà
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
CSČeština
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
DADansk
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
DEDeutsch
Curacaos
koo-rah-kah-ohs
ELΕλληνικά
Κούρακαο
koo-rah-kah-oh
ESEspañol
curacías
koo-rah-thee-as
FAفارسی
کُرَاکَاوِيّ
koo-rah-kah-ee
FISuomi
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
FRFrançais
curacaies
koo-rah-kai
GUGU
ક્યુરાકાઓ
kyoo-rah-ka-oh
HAHA
Kúrákàò
koo-rah-kah-oh
HEעברית
קוּרָאקָאִי
koo-rah-kah-ee
HIहिन्दी
क्यूरकाओस
kyoo-rah-kah-ohs
HUMagyar
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
IGIG
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
ITItaliano
curacaie
koo-rah-kai-eh
JA日本語
キュラカオス
kyurakaosu
KKKK
Құрасао
koo-rah-sah-oh
KMKM
កូរ៉ាកាអូ
koo-rah-ka-ah-oh
KO한국어
쿠라카오스
ku-ra-ka-o-seu
MRMR
क्यूरकाओ
kyoo-rah-ka-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူရာကာအို
kyoo-rah-ka-ah-oh
NLNederlands
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
NONorsk
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
PAPA
ਕੁਰਾਕਾਓ
koo-rah-ka-oh
PLPolski
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
PTPortuguês
curacaias
koo-rah-kai-as
RORomână
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
RUРусский
Курасао
koo-rah-sah-oh
SVSvenska
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
SWKiswahili
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
TAதமிழ்
குராகோ
koo-ra-goh
TEతెలుగు
కురకావో
koo-ra-ka-voh
THไทย
คิวราซาโอ
kiew-ra-sa-ao
TLTL
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
TRTürkçe
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
UKУкраїнська
Курасао
koo-rah-sah-oh
URاردو
کیوراساؤ
kee-urah-saw
VITiếng Việt
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es
YOYO
Kúrákàò
koo-rah-kah-oh
ZH中文
库拉卡奥斯
kù lā kǎ ào sī
ZUZU
curacaies
koo-rah-kai-es

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