VICAR Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

vicar

noun

Definition of vicar

as in rector

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Recent Examples of vicar The chapel vicar Cardinal Baldo Reina has issued a statement on the matter, but has not weighed in on whether the angel’s face is that of the prime minister. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026 Fast forward two years, after a period of poor mental health following my injury, the realization of the vicar’s sentence really hit. — Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026 Thankfully, the book was saved by being thrown out of a window by a local vicar, Johann Erichsons. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025 Essie, the vicar’s wife in Chloe Marr, cannot believe that the beautiful and glamorous Chloe was ever happy. — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vicar

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Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

Definition of rector

Noun

Jones represents Deacon Charles McClendon and the faction of the church that filed a lawsuit last week seeking the widow's removal as interim pastor.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
Jacobita Cortes, a United Methodist pastor in Chicago, said that fear has changed the rhythms of her community.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of pastor

Noun

Such details include McCartney’s bare feet and opposite stride and the other members’ attire (Lennon’s white supposedly represents a clergyman, Starr’s black a mourner, and Harrison’s denim a gravedigger).

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026
Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of clergyman

Noun

This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
And what does the old man who sleeps by the fire know about the dead parson?

— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026

Definition of parson

Noun

Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of churchman

Noun

Man of books and learning Several of the videos show Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop and theologian traditionally considered one of the church fathers.

— Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Juan José Gerardi Conedera (born December 27, 1922, Guatemala City, Guatemala—killed April 26, 1998, Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights activist.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of bishop

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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024

Definition of padre

Noun

Town of Yorktown Supporters said the killing of the 12-year-old shepherd-husky mix struck a chord in their community.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Ace, a 7-year-old German shepherd who has served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office since March 2020, was wounded as deputies attempted to arrest 27-year-old Angel Bowers.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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