vicar
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈvɪkər/
:
vicario
- The vicar delivered a heartfelt sermon during the Sunday service.
Who knows what the Church of England vicars are like?
- Who knows what the Church of England vicars are like?
- And then she got a job in Finland as a vicar.
- British Ambassador Sir George Buchanan, who helped vicars, wrote that Zaharov's tactics were too disgusting for words.
- And So what happened was as of when we was quite still early Christians, our vicar who led us to the Lord, he moved to Southampton.
- And then suddenly the vicar came to see me and said I'm sorry, but you can't have it anymore.
- By the end of the ten week course, I told the the the vicar and come clean and I switched my blowers off and haven't switched them back on.
- And that the submarine, So the, the, the safety vessel above them, the vicar's Voyager, that has to leave them, go back to Cork to pick up these teams.
Examples
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The service droned on, and the vicar rose to give his oration.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hello, vicar.
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Might have to ask the vicar first.
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And the vicar says all innocent, like: "Just water, Officer."
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His father is most likely a vicar, you know, a sort of low ranking church official.
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Do you think the vicar would think things had slipped a little out of his control?
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...And the vicar says this man Wesley is a threat to the Church!
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"I had thought we ought to ask the vicar to dine tonight and hold services for the holy day," he said.
Fiction book (1995) -
The vicar was hard-pressed to get and keep the attention of his flock.
Fiction book (1993) -
Morning, vicar.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple
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3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
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2.6
A religious leader who leads worship and helps people
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5.2
A Christian church leader often given a formal title before their name
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7.3
A religious leader who cares for and guides a group of church members
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6.4
A religious leader who leads services and prayers in a church
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8.2
A Christian minister in charge of a local church
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7.8
A church leader who leads services and cares for a local church
1
9.9
A priest who is in charge of a local church
1
9.9
A clergyman in charge of a parish
A person who leads religious services and performs ceremonies
Compounds
- Formal
1
8.4
A title for the Pope meaning he represents Christ on earth and leads the Roman Catholic Church
- Formal
A bishop sent by the Pope to lead the church in a place without a diocese
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vicar comes from the Latin vicarius, meaning 'substitute' or 'one who stands in for another'. A helpful connection is vice- as in vice-president, which also means 'in place of', so a vicar is a priest who stands in for or represents a higher church leader and cares for the local church.