vicar

  • 101vicar — /ˈvɪkə / (say vikuh) noun 1. (in some Anglican churches) a member of the clergy who has the charge of a parish; rector. 2. an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop. 3. the pope as the representative on earth of God or Christ. 4. someone… …

  • 102vicar —    This word (from the Latin vicarius, meaning substitute or deputy ) refers to a person who holds an office or position as a substitute or deputy for the official officeholder …

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  • 103VİCAR — (C.: Vücur Evcire) Sel suyunun oyduğu yer. * Arslan ve kurt gibi vahşi hayvanların yatağı. İn …

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  • 104vicar — One of the clergy. In the Anglican and Episcopal churches, a deputy of another minister. In the Roman Catholic Church, a deputy of a bishop; the Pope himself as a representative of Christ …

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  • 105Apostolic vicar — Vicar Vic ar, 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… …

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  • 106Episcopal vicar — vicar (def. 2). * * * …

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  • 107vicar apostolic — noun (plural vicars apostolic) Date: 1766 a Roman Catholic titular bishop who administers a territory not organized as a diocese …

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  • 108vicar-general — noun (plural vicars general) Date: 15th century an administrative deputy of a Roman Catholic or Anglican bishop or of the head of a religious order …

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  • 109Vicar of Christ — Date: 15th century pope 1 …

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  • 110vicar apostolic — pl. vicars apostolic. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a titular bishop serving either in a district where no episcopal see has been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted. 2. Eccles. Hist. an archbishop, bishop, or other… …

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