vicar
Collocations
5ADJ.
celebrated, lost
VERB + VICAR
argued, thanked
VICAR + NOUN
characteristic, drab, refers
PREP.
with
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
Near-synonyms: priest, rector, curate
Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
Near-synonyms: proxy, representative, agent
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6Near-synonyms: priest, rector, curate
WiktionaryHester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for
WiktionaryAll this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the
WiktionaryThe vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon.
Tatoeba · #19076The vicar wore drab clothing.
Tatoeba · #2323396More tea, vicar?
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