Vicar
['vɪkə] or ['vɪkɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
(noun.) (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish.
(noun.) (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel.
Typed by Edmund--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
(n.) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.
Typed by Jeanette
Definition
n. one who holds authority as the delegate or substitute of another: a parson of a parish where the tithes are impropriate to a layman or to a chapter he receiving only the smaller tithes or a salary: (R.C. Church) a bishop's assistant who exercises jurisdiction in his name.—ns. Vic′arāge the benefice or residence of a vicar; Vic′ar-apostol′ic (formerly one to whom the pope delegated some remote portion of his jurisdiction) now usually a titular bishop appointed to a country where either no sees have been formed or the episcopal succession has been broken; Vic′ar-chō′ral an assistant cleric or lay at an English cathedral esp. in connection with the music; Vic′ar-forāne′ an ecclesiastic to whom a bishop gives a limited jurisdiction in a town or district of his diocese—in effect a rural dean; Vic′ar-gen′eral an official performing the work of an archdeacon under the bishop: in the English Church an officer assisting the bishop the chancellor of the diocese.—adjs. Vīcā′rial pertaining to a vicar: substituted; Vīcā′riāte having vicarious or delegated power.—n. (also Vic′arāte) vicarship delegated power.—adj. Vīcā′rious filling the place of another: performed or suffered in place of or for the sake of another.—adv. Vīcā′riously.—ns. Vīcā′riousness; Vīcā′rius a vicar; Vic′arship the office of a vicar; Vic′ary a vicarage.—Vicarious sacrifice (theol.) the suffering of Christ accepted by God in lieu of the punishment to which guilty man is liable.—Vicar-of-Bray one who turns his coat without difficulty to suit the times—from Simon Aleyn who kept the vicarage of Bray from 1540 to 1588 during the reigns of Henry VIII. Edward VI. Mary and Elizabeth; Vicar of Christ a title assumed by the pope who claims to be the representative of Christ on earth as the head of His Church.
Typist: Wesley
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a vicar, foretells that you will do foolish things while furious with jealousy and envy. For a young woman to dream she marries a vicar, foretells that she will fail to awake reciprocal affection in the man she desires, and will live a spinster, or marry to keep from being one.
Editor: Paula
Examples
- The Vicar, after a glass of port, was obliged to hurry away to a meeting, and the shy nephew, who appeared to be an invalid, was packed off to bed. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- This was Mr. Hall, the vicar of Nunnely. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mary at once saw the Vicar's intention. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- See, continued the Vicar, opening several small drawers, I fancy I have made an exhaustive study of the entomology of this district. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You are an enviable dog, said the Vicar, to have such a prospect--Rosamond, calmness and freedom, all to your share. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In English, they had been under my own charge, and hard work it was to get them to translate rationally a page of _The Vicar of Wakefield_. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I shall be too busy for whist; I shall have two parishes, said the Vicar, preferring not to discuss the virtues of that game. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I never liked any clergyman except the Vicar of Wakefield and Mr. Farebrother. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The Vicar did not answer immediately, and Caleb said, It's the feeling. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- However, Lydgate fell in love with her, said the Vicar to himself, and she must be to his taste. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- As the Vicar walked to Lowick, any one watching him closely might have seen him twice shrug his shoulders. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Clearly, said the Vicar, amused. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In the second instance, Mr. Hall, vicar of Nunnely, officiated. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The next day Caroline had to spend altogether alone, her uncle being gone to dine with his friend Dr. Boultby, vicar of Whinbury. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Lydgate did not mention to the Vicar another reason he had for wishing to shorten the period of courtship. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Marietta