English noun: vicar | |||
1. | vicar (person) a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | priest | ||
2. | vicar (person) (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
Domain category | Episcopal Church, Protestant Episcopal Church | ||
3. | vicar (person) (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
Domain category | Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England | ||