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      vicar
      noun
      (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
      (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
      a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
      Roots
      vicisvic- · Latin · change, turn, in place of
      Synonyms for vicar
      curatenarchdeaconnrectornbishopnarchpriestnarchbishopndiocesanadjchaplainnprebendaryn
      Words related to vicar
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