beneficed

Thân thiện

A beneficed clergyman leads the Sunday service in his parish church.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a benefice: Describes a member of the clergy who holds a permanent church appointment that provides a fixed income or property, typically a parish or ecclesiastical living.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in a Christian ecclesiastical context to describe the official and financial status of a priest, rector, or vicar.
• It is an attributive adjective, most commonly placed directly before a noun (e.g., a beneficed priest).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The newly ordained priest hoped to become a beneficed clergyman within the diocese.
  • In the 18th century, a beneficed rector had both spiritual duties and the right to receive tithes from the parish.

Advanced Usage

• "To be beneficed": To be in possession of a benefice.
  • After years of serving as a curate, he was finally beneficed in a small rural parish.

Variants and Related Words

• Benefice (n): The ecclesiastical office or the property itself that provides the income for a clergyman.
  • He was appointed to the benefice of St. Mary's church.
• Unbeneficed (adj): Describing a clergyman who does not hold a benefice.
  • As an unbeneficed curate, he relied on a modest stipend.

Synonyms

• Endowed: Provided with property or revenue (in a general or specific ecclesiastical sense).
• Incumbent: Often used as a noun for the holder of a benefice, but can imply the associated status.

Antonyms

• Unbeneficed: Not holding a church living with its associated income.
• Lay: Not ordained into the clergy.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a benefice
   • a beneficed clergyman