Vicar
/ˈvɪkɚ/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
"Near-synonyms: priest, rector, curate"
- 2 a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman wordnet
- 3 In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
- 4 (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish wordnet
- 5 A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
"Near-synonyms: proxy, representative, agent"
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- 6 (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel wordnet
Example
More examples"The vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon."
Etymology
From Middle English vicar, viker, vikyr, vicaire, vicare, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman vikare, vicare, vikaire, vikere and Old French vicaire (“deputy, second in command”), from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”).