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vicarship

vicarship

9.9
The job of a leader who cares for a local church
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪkərˌʃɪp/
translation icon : vicariato
  • The duties of his vicarship included leading weekly services and providing counsel to parishioners.

Examples

  • During his vicarship, Calvary's music program was directed by Calvin Hampton, a prolific composer and organist who died in 1984, and then by the organist Harry L. Huff.

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  • During his vicarship, the church saw a significant increase in community involvement.

  • Under her vicarship, the congregation expanded its outreach programs to help local families.

Synonyms

vicariate
vsvicarship
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A district of churches led by one priest

focuses on the office or institutional role rather than the geographic district

Surface Forms

vicarship singular
vicarships plural

Morphology

vicarship = vicar (transparent) = vicar + ship

The word transparently combines 'vicar' with the noun-forming suffix '-ship' to mean the office or position of a vicar.

Etymology

Vicarship comes from vicar, a word for someone who 'takes the place' of another and acts as a 'substitute' priest, plus the ending -ship, which shows an 'office' or 'position' as in friendship where -ship means the 'state of being' a friend. So, a vicarship is the office or position held by that substitute priest.