vicar

noun

vic·​ar ˈvi-kər 

1

: an ecclesiastical agent: such as

a

: a Church of England incumbent receiving a stipend but not the tithes of a parish

b

: a member of the Episcopal clergy or laity who has charge of a mission or chapel

c

: a member of the clergy who exercises a broad pastoral responsibility as the representative of a prelate

2

: one serving as a substitute or agent

specifically : an administrative deputy

vicarship

ˈvi-kər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of vicar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And then the announcement: the unknown Robert Francis Prevost had been elected the vicar of Jesus Christ. —Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025

The vicar, who had a long-term smoking habit, wasn’t poisoned, the study determined. —Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025

The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome POPE FRANCIS TO LIE IN STATE, MOURNERS WELCOME: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE PONTIFF'S FUNERAL Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. —Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025

McElroy steadily moved his way up to becoming the archdiocesan vicar for parish life and development and served in that role until his appointment to be the sixth bishop of San Diego in March 2015. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vicarius, from vicarius vicarious

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing vicar

• vicar apostolic
• vicar-general

Rhymes for vicar

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker

Kids Definition

vicar

noun

vic·​ar ˈvik-ər 

1

: a minister in charge of a church who serves under the authority of another minister

2

: a church official who takes the place of or represents a higher official