vicar

«vicar» in Mova's school dictionary: a priest in charge of a church and its local area… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a vicar, vicars); noun vicarage (the vicar's house)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England. tree →

2) (old-fashioned, joking) «The vicar» in British stories and comedy is a polite, kind, slightly old-fashioned church person, often at tea parties and village fêtes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In British village life and stories, the vicar leads services, weddings and funerals and helps at the church fair. In religious education lessons, a vicar is one kind of Christian leader. Related: priest, minister, pastor, rector, curate.

examples

• The vicar married my aunt and uncle in the village church. tree →
• The vicar opened the summer fair. tree →
• We visited the vicar at the vicarage. tree →
• The vicar gave a talk about kindness. tree →
• In the story, the vicar solved the mystery. tree →
• The vicar rang the church bells on Sunday. tree →

note

Mainly British and Irish (Church of England, Church of Ireland). Catholic churches have priests; many other churches have ministers or pastors. Not the same as «vicarious» (felt through someone else), though they share a root.

In the corpora

• I climbed the church wall in my Sunday best and the vicar nearly fainted.»
• «They hate the vicar most,» he says.
• Even the vicar can't win.
• A vicar or rector leads a Church of England parish; priests serve in Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches.
• Even a vicar can feel a bit scared of dying and feel hope at the same time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vicar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.