单词 | vicar |
释义 | vicar —vicarship, n. /vik"euhr/, n. 1. Ch. of Eng. a. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. b. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary. 2. Prot. Episc. Ch. a. a member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish. b. a bishop's assistant in charge of a church or mission. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop. 4. a person who acts in place of another; substitute. 5. a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy: God's vicar on earth. [1250-1300; ME < AF vicare; OF vicaire < L vicarius a substitute, n. use of adj.; see VICARIOUS] |
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