Complete Definition of "vicar"

English

Etymology
Latin vicarius|vic�rius "vicarious, substitute"

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk�(r)|-ɪk�(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
  2. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Derived terms
vicar apostolic

Translations

Czech: fará� m
Danish: sognepræst
Finnish: kirkkoherra, pastori
German: Vikar m (2)
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Italian: pastore (CofE?), vicario (RC)
Maltese: vigarju m
Korean: 목� (mog.sa)
Portuguese: Vigário

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