ALL meanings of vicar
vic·ar
V v - noun vicar Anglican Church: cleric 1
- noun vicar 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. 1
- noun vicar 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. 1
- noun vicar Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop. 1
- noun vicar a person who acts in place of another; substitute. 1
- noun vicar a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy: God's vicar on earth. 1
- noun vicar In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. 0
- noun vicar In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy. 0
- noun vicar A person acting on behalf of, or is representing another person. 0
- countable noun vicar A vicar is an Anglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area it is in, which is called a parish. 0
- countable noun vicar A vicar is a priest who is in charge of a chapel that is associated with a parish church in the Episcopal Church in the United States. 0
- noun vicar (in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he did not receive tithes but a stipend 0
- noun vicar a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion 0
- noun vicar (in the US) a clergyman in charge of a chapel 0
- noun vicar a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction 0
- noun vicar a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services 0
- noun vicar a person appointed to do the work of another 0
- noun vicar a person who acts in place of another; deputy 0
- noun vicar a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes 0
- noun vicar a minister in charge of a chapel 0
- noun vicar a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop 0
- noun vicar the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christ 0