vicar (redirected from Lay vicar)

vic·ar  (vkr)

n. Abbr. Vic.

1.

a. The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish.

b. A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.

c. A cleric acting in the place of a rector or bishop in the Anglican Communion generally.

2. Roman Catholic Church A priest who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

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[Middle English, from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicrius, vicarious, a substitute, from vicis, genitive of *vix, change; see weik-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vicar·ship n.

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vicar

Noun

1. Church of England a priest who is in charge of a parish

2. RC Church a church officer acting as deputy to a bishop [Latin vicarius a deputy]

vicarial adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vicar - a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
	2.	vicar - (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel Protestant Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church - United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	3.	vicar - (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England - the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Translations

vicar [ˈvɪkəʳ] n → párroco

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vicar [ˈvɪkəʳ] n → pasteur m (de l'Église anglicane)

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vicar [ˈvɪkəʳ] n → Pfarrer m

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vicar [ˈvɪkəʳ] n → pastore m

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vicar

n vicar [ˈvikə]

a clergyman of the Church of England. dominee كاهِن رَعِيَّه викарий farář; vikář præst der Vikar εφημέριος (anglicano) párroco; (católico) vicario vikaar کشیش محل kirkkoherra pasteur (anglican) כּוֹמֶר הַקהִילָה विकारचर्च में पुजारी vikar lelkész pendeta sóknarprestur vicario 教区牧師 (성공회의) 교구 신부; 예배당 전임 성직자 (anglikonų) kunigas vikārs vikar predikant sogneprest pastor (anglikański) pároco vicar викарий farár; vikár vikar vikar kyrkoherde พระในคริสต์ศาสนานิกายแองกลิแคน papaz 教區牧師 вікарій انگلينڈ کے چرچ کا پادري cha sở 教区牧师

n vicarage [-ridʒ]

the house of a vicar. pastorie بَيْت راعي الكَنيسَه жилище на свещеник vikářství præstegård das Pfarrhaus κατοικία εφημέριου casa del párroco kirikla خانه کشیش محل pappila presbytère בֵּית הַכּומֶר पुरोहिताश्रम vikarijat paplak rumah pendeta prestssetur parrocchia, canonica 牧師館 사제관, 목사관 klebonija vikāra māja; mācītājmuiža kediaman vikar pastorie prestegård/-bolig plebania casa paroquial casă parohială a unui vicar дом священника vikárstvo vikariat kuća vikara prästgård ที่อยู่ของพระในศาสนาคริสต์นิกายแองกลิแคน papaz evi 教區牧師住宅 будинок вікарія پادري کي قيام گاہ nhà của cha sở 教区牧师住宅