Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vicar

3 senses of vicar

Sense 1
vicar -- (a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)
       => priest -- (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

Sense 2
vicar -- ((Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel)
       => clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Sense 3
vicar -- ((Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish)
       => clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)