A vicar is an Anglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area it is in, which is called a parish.
[mainly British]
2. countable noun
A vicar is a priest who is in charge of a chapel that is associated with a parish church in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
[US]
More Synonyms of vicar
vicar in British English
(ˈvɪkə)
noun
1. Church of England
a.
(in Britain) a member of the clergy appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he or she did not receive tithes but a stipend
b.
a member of the clergy who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion
c.
(in the US) a member of the clergy in charge of a chapel
2. Roman Catholic Church
a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction
3. Also called: lay vicar, vicar choral Church of England
a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
4.
a person appointed to do the work of another
Derived forms
vicarly (ˈvicarly)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicārius (n) a deputy, from vicārius (adj) vicarious
vicar in American English
(ˈvɪkər)
noun
1.
a person who acts in place of another; deputy
2. Anglican Church
a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes
3. Episcopal Church
a minister in charge of a chapel
4. Roman CatholicChurch
a.
a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
b. [V-]
the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christ
: in full Vicar of (Jesus) Christ
Derived forms
vicarship (ˈvicarˌship)
noun
Word origin
ME < OFr vicaire < L vicarius, orig., vicarious < *vix (gen. vicis), a change, alteration < IE *weik-, to bend, change: see weak
Examples of 'vicar' in a sentence
vicar
She had nothing against the vicar 's wife, or the vicar either.
Martin, Joy THE IMAGE OF LAURA (1977)
But now the vicar was saying some woman had been killed there.
Penn, John WIDOW'S END (1977)
At the back of the church a great stone crusader sat up on his tomb and, with much rasping of stone, thumbed his nose at the vicar.
Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977)
In other languages
vicar
British English: vicar /ˈvɪkə/ NOUN
A vicar is a priest in the Church of England.
American English: rector
Arabic: قَسّ
Brazilian Portuguese: vigário pároco
Chinese: 教区牧师
Croatian: vikar
Czech: farář
Danish: præst
Dutch: predikant
European Spanish: cura párroco
Finnish: pastori
French: vicaire
German: Pfarrer
Greek: εφημέριος
Italian: vicario
Japanese: 教区牧師
Korean: 교구 목사
Norwegian: sogneprest
Polish: pastor
European Portuguese: vigário
Romanian: vicar
Russian: викарий
Latin American Spanish: cura párroco
Swedish: kyrkoherde
Thai: พระในคริสต์ศาสนา
Turkish: papaz yardımcısı
Ukrainian: вікарій
Vietnamese: cha sứ
All related terms of 'vicar'
lay vicar
a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
vicar choral
(in Britain) a member of the clergy appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he or she did not receive tithes but a stipend
vicar forane
type of Roman Catholic priest
vicar general
an official, usually a layman , appointed to assist the bishop of a diocese in discharging his or her administrative or judicial duties
vicar apostolic
a titular bishop having jurisdiction in non-Catholic or missionary countries where the normal hierarchy has not yet been established
Vicar of Bray
a vicar ( Simon Aleyn) appointed to the parish of Bray in Berkshire during Henry VIII's reign who changed his faith to Catholic when Mary I was on the throne and back to Protestant when Elizabeth I succeeded and so retained his living
Vicar of Christ
the Pope when regarded as Christ's earthly representative
Chinese translation of 'vicar'
vicar
(ˈvɪkəʳ)
n(c)
教区(區)牧师(師) (jiàoqū mùshī) (位, wèi)
(noun)
Definition
a priest who is in charge of a parish
the vicar of the local parish
Synonyms
priest
He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
minister
My father was a Baptist minister.
pastor
the pastor of the local Episcopalian church
cleric
or woman">clergyman or woman
The crowds were protesting against a local clergyman being banned from preaching.
father
divine
He had the air of a divine.
curate
churchman or woman
padre (informal)
Many soldiers found the padre a comforting presence.
holy man or woman or person
man or woman or person of God
man of the cloth
ecclesiastic
He was sent to a school run by ecclesiastics.
father confessor
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clergyman
Definition
a member of the clergy
The crowds were protesting against a local clergyman being banned from preaching.
Synonyms
minister,
member of the clergy,
priest,
vicar,
parson,
reverend (informal),
rabbi,
pastor,
chaplain,
cleric,
rector,
curate,
father,
churchman or woman,
padre,
man or woman or person of God,
man or woman or person of the cloth,
divine
in the sense of divine
Definition
a priest who is learned in theology
He had the air of a divine.
Synonyms
priest,
minister,
vicar,
reverend,
pastor,
cleric,
or woman">clergyman or woman,
curate,
churchman or woman,
padre (informal),
holy man or woman or person,
man or woman or person of God ,
man or woman or person of the cloth,
ecclesiastic,
father confessor
in the sense of ecclesiastic
Definition
a member of the clergy
He was sent to a school run by ecclesiastics.
Synonyms
or woman">clergyman or woman,
minister,
priest,
vicar,
parson,
pastor,
cleric,
churchman or woman,
man or woman or person of God,
divine,
man or woman or person of the cloth
Synonyms of 'vicar'
vicar
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of minister
Definition
(esp. in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy
My father was a Baptist minister.
Synonyms
or woman">clergyman or woman,
priest,
divine,
vicar,
parson,
preacher,
pastor,
chaplain,
cleric,
rector,
curate,
churchman or woman,
padre (informal),
ecclesiastic
in the sense of padre
Definition
a chaplain to the armed forces
Many soldiers found the padre a comforting presence.
Synonyms
priest,
vicar,
parson,
preacher,
minister,
pastor,
chaplain,
clergyman,
rector,
curate,
man of the cloth
in the sense of pastor
Definition
a member of the clergy in charge of a congregation