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.
- a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
- 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
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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