A curate is a person who conducts worship for a parish. If you’ve ever heard a minister lead a church service, then you’ve witnessed a curate at work.
Although the word curate originally could mean anyone who was taking care of church property in some way, nowadays it generally refers to those people with religious training in the church. Curate comes from the word cure; a curate is supposed to cure that most important part of you — your soul. Just as a curate cares for the parish, to curate can also mean to care for or manage an exhibit — such as one in an art museum.
