vicar
English Thesaurus
1. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
2. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish (noun.person)
| domain category | : | anglican church, anglican communion, church of england, |
| definition | : | the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head (noun.group) |
3. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel (noun.person)
4. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
5. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
6. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
7. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
8. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
9. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
| definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vicarial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar (adj.pert) |
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