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/ ˈvɪk ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Church of England . a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish in which tithes were formerly transferred to a religious house, chapter, or layperson, the priest receiving only the smaller tithes or a salary. Protestant Episcopal Church . a member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish. a bishop's assistant in charge of a church or mission. Roman Catholic Church . an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop.
a person who acts in place of another;substitute.
a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy: God's vicar on earth.
Origin of vicar First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French vicare, vicaire, vikere, from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicārius “a substitute, deputy,” noun use of adjective; see origin at vicarious
OTHER WORDS FROM vicar vic·ar·ship, noun sub·vic·ar, noun sub·vic·ar·ship, noun un·der·vic·ar, noun Words nearby vicar vibrometer, vibronic, Vibropac block, viburnum, Vic, vicar , vicarage, vicar apostolic, vicarate, vicar capitular, vicar choral
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Example sentences from the Web for vicar This woman attacked the vicar throughout the dinner party, for not being Christian enough.
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After all of the adventures at Hogwarts, Rowling may be saying, all you want to do is snuggle up with a cup of tea and a vicar .
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When Barack Obama tried to shush "loose talk of war," he got as much traction as a vicar giving a sermon during a soccer riot.
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But in his sixth letter the Vicar of Helleston opened what I may call a masked battery.
The Mayor of Troy | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The vicar said he was now going to say a bold thing; if it brought him within reach of the law he could not help it.
The vicar heard her and was almost startled into complete wakefulness.
The Smuggler's Cave | George A. Birmingham
She was a very pretty child and was, according to the testimony of the vicar , the Rev. Evan Jones, a "good girl."
Fasting Girls | William Alexander Hammond
“More applause, Tom,” said the Vicar ; and it was given laughingly.
The Vast Abyss | George Manville Fenn
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British Dictionary definitions for vicar noun Church of England (in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he did not receive tithes but a stipend a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion (in the US) a clergyman in charge of a chapel RC Church a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction
Also called: lay vicar , vicar choral Church of England a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
a person appointed to do the work of another
Derived forms of vicar vicarly , adjective Word Origin for vicar C13: from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicārius (n) a deputy, from vicārius (adj) vicarious
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Words related to vicar pastor, cleric, clergyman, deputy, substitute, lieutenant, priest, minister, ecclesiastic, proxy, vicegerent