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Vicar

see synonyms of vicar

Noun

1. vicar

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

2. vicar

(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

3. vicar

(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vicar

see synonyms of vicar
noun
1. Church of England
a. 
(in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he or she did not receive tithes but a stipend
b. 
a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion
c. 
(in the US) a clergyman 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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vicar

see synonyms of vicar
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 Catholic Church
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vicar

see synonyms of vicar
n.
1.
a. An Anglican parish priest in a parish where historically someone other than the priest was entitled to the tithes.
b. A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
2. An Anglican or Roman Catholic cleric who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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