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Definitions for Vicar

[1] 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 the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
[2] 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.
[3] Roman Catholic Church . 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.
[6] 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
[7] RC Church a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction
[8] Also called: lay vicar , vicar choral Church of England a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
[9] a person appointed to do the work of another

Words related to Vicar

pastor, cleric, clergyman, deputy, substitute, lieutenant, priest, minister, ecclesiastic, proxy, vicegerent

Words nearby Vicar

vibronic, vibropac block, viburnum, vic, vic., vicar, vicar apostolic, vicar capitular, vicar choral, vicar forane, vicar general

Origin of Vicar

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French vicare; Old French vicaire < Latin vicārius a substitute, noun use of adj.; see vicarious

Other words from Vicar

vic·ar·ship , noun
sub·vic·ar , noun
sub·vic·ar·ship , noun
un·der·vic·ar , noun

Word origin for Vicar

C13: from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicārius (n) a deputy, from vicārius (adj) vicarious

Synonyms for Vicar

pastor, clergyman, cleric, deputy, ecclesiastic, lieutenant, minister, priest, proxy, substitute, vicegerent