Beadle

/'bi:dl/ Cách viết khác : (bumble) /'bʌmbl/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function: A "beadle" is a minor church officer, often in Anglican or Scottish churches, whose duties may include keeping order, ushering, or performing ceremonial tasks.
    • A ceremonial officer at a university or other institution: Historically, a "beadle" could also be an official at a university, college, or guild responsible for processions and maintaining order.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The beadle led the procession into the church.
    • In the old university, the beadle carried the mace during graduation ceremonies.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Literary Context: The term is often used in historical or literary descriptions of English and Scottish parish life.
    • The village beadle was a figure of both authority and tradition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Beadleship (n): The office or term of a beadle.
    • He held the beadleship for over a decade.
Synonyms
  • Usher: A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a church or theater.
  • Verger: A church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant during ceremonies. (Note: "Verger" is a very close synonym in the ecclesiastical context.)
Different Meanings
  • Proper Noun (Capitalized): "Beadle" can also be a surname. Notably, it refers to George Beadle, a United States biologist who shared the Nobel Prize for discovering how genes control chemical events.
    • Beadle and Tatum's experiments were groundbreaking. (This usage is a proper name and not the common noun definition.)
Noun
  1. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
  2. a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function

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