rectory

noun

Definition of rectorynext
as in vicarage

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Recent Examples of rectory Father Oliver stopped him on the sidewalk in front of the rectory, coatless, with his arms crossed. — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026 The property was once a 19th-century Catholic school and church campus, complete with a rectory and nunnery, and each room has a rotary phone and other touches of the not-so-distant past. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 The property also comes with a guesthouse — the former rectory — which has been reconfigured as a two-bedroom, one-bath ADU-ish bonus. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026 Its campus is composed of a graystone rectory dating from 1896, a red-brick school building dating from 1906, and a midcentury modern church built in 1963. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rectory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectory
  1. vicarage
  2. parsonage
  3. manse
  4. residence
  5. hermitage
  6. dwelling
  7. house
  8. roof
Noun
  • The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington).
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.
    — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of vicarage
Noun
  • Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Definition of parsonage
Noun
  • Vaile Mansion publicity representative Pam Fulmer said at the time that the manse was likely to deteriorate beyond repair without municipal dollars and attention.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The 22,000-square-foot manse includes a putting green, a salon, and a seven-car garage.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of manse
Noun
  • When deputies went to the residence, Kreuzer and the woman’s vehicle were gone.
    — Daniel Hunt August 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Anne Arundel County fire officials said the owner of the residence was working on the home's HVAC system when a propane line was accidentally cut.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of residence
Noun
  • The relief was originally stolen in 2010 as part of a coordinated robbery of six hermitages, two churches, and the monastery in Navarre.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • These people would then come to your hermitage to suggest an alternative.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Definition of hermitage
Noun
  • The family soon moved to a one-bedroom cabin in the nearby town of Locust Ridge, a dwelling that figures proudly in Parton’s rags-to-riches lore.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The original dwelling, opened in 2019, is a former New York state bank dating back to the 1860s and the reception is hidden through a side door inside a bank vault.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dwelling
Noun
  • The kitchen clock shows information relevant to the kitchen, while the office display can show information generated elsewhere in the house.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The house will include Osbourne’s hits plus some deep cuts, Sauls said.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of roof

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“Rectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectory. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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