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# vicar

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

«vicar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#m1)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x1)
- The vicar opened the summer fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x2)
- We visited the vicar at the vicarage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x3)
- The vicar gave a talk about kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x4)
- In the story, the vicar solved the mystery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x5)
- The vicar rang the church bells on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vicar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vicar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vicar.html) on Mova free.