1
: an ecclesiastical agent: such as
a
: a Church of England incumbent receiving a stipend but not the tithes of a parish
b
: a member of the Episcopal clergy or laity who has charge of a mission or chapel
c
: a member of the clergy who exercises a broad pastoral responsibility as the representative of a prelate
2
: one serving as a substitute or agent
specifically
: an administrative deputy
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Better would it have been had the vicar never been born.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
Atkinson both sends up and deepens stock characters like the vicar, who here has lost his faith; a major who doesn’t feel cut out for civilian life; and the batty lady of the manor, who appears to have arrived via time machine from the Victorian era.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
Foulger is the main author of the report as well as the vicar of St. Nicholas' Church in Durham, England.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
The village’s new vicar also got propositioned by another suspect, which should happen every week.
—Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 7 July 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
Atkinson both sends up and deepens stock characters like the vicar, who here has lost his faith; a major who doesn’t feel cut out for civilian life; and the batty lady of the manor, who appears to have arrived via time machine from the Victorian era.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
Foulger is the main author of the report as well as the vicar of St. Nicholas' Church in Durham, England.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
The village’s new vicar also got propositioned by another suspect, which should happen every week.
—Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 7 July 2024
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“Vicar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vicar. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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vicar
noun
vic·ar
ˈvik-ər 
1
: a minister in charge of a church who serves under the authority of another minister
2
: a church official who takes the place of or represents a higher official
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