Definition of vicar
1 : an ecclesiastical agent: such asa : a Church of England incumbent receiving a stipend but not the tithes of a parishb : a member of the Episcopal clergy or laity who has charge of a mission or chapelc : 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
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In her novels, Affection is a proxy for freedom—and, thus, as something that should present itself, in the modern way, long before the vicar has been summoned and the vows have been made.
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The Rev. Andrew Hoover, who has been parochial vicar at St. Peter's in North Ridgeville for about a year, also brews.
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Alan Everett, the vicar of the local Parish of St. Clement and St. James, said his church had hosted dozens of survivors and evacuated residents.
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The vicar's daughter, Cora, is a plum role for Mary Pat Gonzales, who turns uncertainty into a comic virtue.
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Twenty points ahead of her nearest contender in opinion polls, and with most of Britain’s attack-dog tabloids cooing at her every move, the 60-year-old vicar’s daughter appeared a perfect fit for the post-Brexit mood.
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May’s sense of social responsibility was nourished by her upbringing as the child of a rural Anglican vicar.
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The Rev. Robert Lupo, a Roman Catholic priest and a parochial vicar of the church’s All Saints Parish, performed the ceremony.
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Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, holds regular prayer walks in places where people have been killed.
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Origin and Etymology of vicar
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vicarius, from vicarius vicarious
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VICAR Defined for English Language Learners
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: a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a particular church and the area around it
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: a pastor's assistant in an Episcopalian or Lutheran church
VICAR Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of vicar for Students
: a minister in charge of a church who serves under the authority of another minister
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