Vicar

Noun

 * 1) In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
 * 2) In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Derived terms

 * vicar apostolic

Thesaurus
Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, attorney, backup, backup man, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, champion, change, changeling, chaplain, coadjutor, comparison, copy, counterfeit, curate, dean, deputy, diocesan, double, dummy, ecclesiarch, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exarch, exchange, executive officer, exponent, fake, figurehead, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, hierarch, high priest, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, metropolitan, next best thing, papa, paranymph, patriarch, penitentiary, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, pleader, pontiff, pope, prebendary, prelate, primate, procurator, proxy, rector, relief, replacement, representative, reserves, ringer, rural dean, second in command, second string, secondary, sign, spares, stand-in, sub, subdean, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, suffragan, superseder, supplanter, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, third string, token, understudy, utility man, utility player, vicar general, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent

Etymology
Latin vicārius "vicarious, substitute"

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: sognepræst
 * Dutch: pastoor
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: Vikar (2)
 * Italian: pastore (CofE), vicario (RC)
 * Korean: 목사 (mog.sa)


 * Maltese: vigarju
 * Mandarin: Vicar
 * Portuguese: Vigário
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:

Anagrams

 * vraic