vicar

vicar Definition

vicar (vik′ər)

noun

a person who acts in place of another; deputy
Anglican Ch. a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes
Episcopal Ch. a minister in charge of a chapel
R.C.Ch.
1. a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
2. the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christ

Etymology: ME < OFr vicaire < L vicarius, orig., vicarious < *vix (gen. vicis), a change, alteration < IE *weik-, to bend, change: see weak

vicar Related Forms

vic′·ar·ship′ noun

vicar Synonyms

vicar Usage Examples

Converse of object

appoint: Its rector was the Archdeacon of St Andrews who appointed a vicar to do the work of a parish priest.
become: More About The BAP Friday, July 21st, 2006 " How do I go about becoming a vicar?
ask: This is what the Anglican Church asked the parish vicars to do with the registers.
say: UFOs are the Devil's messengers, says vicar, Sunday People, 23 April 1978 18.
tell: Mrs. xxxxxxxx did in fact tell the vicar of her local Methodist church of which she is a member.

Converse of subject

distribute: Donald left £ 500 to the poor of Aspatria and Brayton, the interest to be distributed by the vicar and churchwardens.

Adjective modifier

trendy: Only one problem - the new denizens of this master caff all seem to be graphic designers, supermodels and trendy vicars.
retired: The Rev Peter Allen, a retired vicar, joined the team in the snowy weather in January this year.
eccentric: Whilst in Spain, I worked on a new film about an eccentric vicar.
evangelical: Henry Venn was the great evangelical vicar of Huddersfield in the late 18th century.
former: Also in the nave is a memorial to a former vicar.
local: A local vicar provides free use of a garage for book storage.

Modifies a noun

choral: Our reason for fighting jet lag was that the vicars choral were to sing this anthem this day.

Noun used with modifier

parish: For example, a parish vicar in Bradford has enabled a major regeneration scheme to provide neighborhood facilities.
village: Despite a number of noteworthy past inhabitants, the most famous was Harold Davidson, the village vicar in the 1930s.

Possessives

wife: The vicar's wife arrived to pay her respects.
daughter: His mother, Margaret Diana Mary was a vicar's daughter.
son: A drunken man from Derwenlas... A weaver attacks a miner... The vicar's son in trouble.

Preposition: of

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