'Vicar' definitions:
Definition of 'vicar'
From: WordNet
noun
A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
noun
(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
noun
(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
Definition of 'Vicar'
From: GCIDE
- Vicar \Vic"ar\ (v[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F. vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See Vicarious.]
- 1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The distinction between a parson [or rector] and vicar is this: The parson has, for the most part, the whole right to the ecclesiastical dues in his parish; but a vicar has generally an appropriator over him, entitled to the best part of the profits, to whom he is in fact perpetual curate with a standing salary. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- Apostolic vicar, or Vicar apostolic. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction. (b) Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief, commissioned to exercise episcopal authority. (c) A titular bishop in a country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been interrupted.
- Vicar forane. [Cf. LL. foraneus situated outside of the episcopal city, rural. See Vicar, and Foreign.] (R. C. Ch.) A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or district of a diocese. --Addis & Arnold.
- Vicar-general. (a) (Ch. of Eng.) The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the province are confirmed. --Encyc. Brit. (b) (R. C. Ch.) An assistant to a bishop in the discharge of his official functions.
- Vicar of Jesus Christ (R. C. Ch.), the pope as representing Christ on earth. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vicar'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuna,
- advocate,
- agent,
- alter ego,
- alternate,
- alternative,
- amicus curiae,
- analogy,
- antipope,
- archbishop,
- archdeacon,
- archpriest,
- attorney,
- backup,
- backup man,
- bishop,
- bishop coadjutor,
- canon,
- cardinal,
- cardinal bishop,
- cardinal deacon,
- cardinal priest,
- champion,
- change,
- changeling,
- chaplain,
- coadjutor,
- comparison,
- copy,
- counterfeit,
- curate,
- dean,
- deputy,
- diocesan,
- double,
- dummy,
- ecclesiarch,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- ersatz,
- exarch,
- exchange,
- executive officer,
- exponent,
- fake,
- figurehead,
- fill-in,
- ghost,
- ghostwriter,
- Grand Penitentiary,
- hierarch,
- high priest,
- Holy Father,
- imitation,
- lieutenant,
- locum,
- locum tenens,
- makeshift,
- metaphor,
- metonymy,
- metropolitan,
- next best thing,
- papa,
- paranymph,
- patriarch,
- penitentiary,
- personnel,
- phony,
- pinch hitter,
- pleader,
- pontiff,
- pope,
- prebendary,
- prelate,
- primate,
- procurator,
- proxy,
- rector,
- relief,
- replacement,
- representative,
- reserves,
- ringer,
- rural dean,
- second in command,
- second string,
- secondary,
- sign,
- spares,
- stand-in,
- sub,
- subdean,
- substituent,
- substitute,
- substitution,
- succedaneum,
- suffragan,
- superseder,
- supplanter,
- surrogate,
- symbol,
- synecdoche,
- third string,
- token,
- understudy,
- utility man,
- utility player,
- vicar general,
- vice,
- vice-president,
- vice-regent,
- vicegerent