vicar
Bishop's local stand-in
A vicar is a member of the clergy, especially in the Church of England, who serves as the priest of a parish.
The word carries a sense of deputyship—a vicar acts on behalf of a higher authority.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope is the Vicar of Christ.
In everyday use, vicar often just means an Anglican priest: The vicar led the Sunday service.
One who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- clericOrdained religious leader
- reverendWorthy of veneration
chaplain · rector · curate · deacon · parson · preacher · ecclesiastic · ordained
Britain's state religion
- EpiscopalU.S. Anglican denomination
- rectorParish clergy chief
- parish priestLocal church leader
- beneficeEndowed clerical position
parsonage · diocese · synod · liturgy · Book of Common Prayer · ordination · Anglicanism · Archbishop of Canterbury
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- salvationDeliverance from harm
soul · blessing · guidance · worship · sacrament · sermon · scripture · gospel
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionerMember of a congregation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- rectoryClergy dwelling near church
- pastoral careReligious emotional support
baptism · wedding · funeral · communion · fellowship · vestry · church warden · fête
priest
One who performs sacraments
reverend · chaplain · rector · curate · deacon · parson · preacher · ecclesiastic · ordained · collar
Church of England
Britain's state religion
- EpiscopalU.S. Anglican denomination
- rectorParish clergy chief
- parish priestLocal church leader
benefice · parsonage · diocese · synod · liturgy · Book of Common Prayer · ordination · Anglicanism · Archbishop of Canterbury · vestry
faith
Trust without proof
salvation · soul · blessing · guidance · worship · sacrament · sermon · scripture · gospel · ministry
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionerMember of a congregation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- rectoryClergy dwelling near church
pastoral care · baptism · wedding · funeral · communion · fellowship · vestry · church warden · fête · Sunday service
substitute
Replacement for another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- proxyAuthorized substitute
agent · delegate · coadjutor · acting · interim · appointed · authority · jurisdiction · behalf · delegated
Pope
Catholic Church's supreme leader
canonical · episcopal · monsignor · cathedral · curia · ecclesiastical · bishop
- village fetetombola, raffle, coconut shy, hook a duck, hoopla
- Anglican ChurchAnglicanism, bishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, parish
- Anglican Clergybishop, priest, deacon, curate, rector
- Anglican historyChurch of England, Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformation, Book of Common Prayer
- church lawcanon law, church court, papal bull, papal bulls, papal decree
- Episcopal Politygeneral convention, vestry, parish council, standing committee, suffragan bishop
vicarbishop
Diocesan clergy head
archbishop · pope · cardinal · primate · rector
vicarlayman
Ordinary untrained person
mayor · magistrate · civil servant · politician · councilman
vicarparishioner
Member of a congregation
congregant · layperson · laity · churchgoer · flock
- vice versaIn reverse order also
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- vice principalSchool administrator's deputy
- vice chairpersonSecond-ranking committee officer
- vice gripSelf-locking adjustable pliers
- vice squadPolice targeting illegal indulgences
vice, vicarious, viceroy, vicarage, vicariously, vicars, vicarages, viceroyalty, vicariousness