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The definition of vicar
4 Definitions of: vicar
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- noun, Church of England a) (in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he did not receive tithes but a stipend b) a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion c) (in the US) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
- noun, RC Church a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction
- noun, Also called: lay vicar, vicar choral Church of England a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
- noun, a person appointed to do the work of another
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