read oneself in
C1 formal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To officially start a new job as a Church of England vicar by reading a special text in church.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
(Church of England) To formally take up a new ecclesiastical position by publicly reading a prescribed doctrinal text.
"The new rector read himself in at the Sunday morning service, marking the official start of his ministry."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly specific to the Church of England tradition. When a new rector or vicar takes up a living, they formally 'read themselves in' by publicly reading the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. Rarely used outside Anglican ecclesiastical contexts.
Commonly used with
living parish rector vicar incumbent church
Forms
Base
read oneself in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
reads oneself in
he/she/it
Past simple
read oneself in
yesterday
Past participle
read oneself in
have + pp
-ing form
reading oneself in
continuous
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Synonyms
take up a living be inducted be installed be inaugurated
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