Wondering how to use Vicar in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as priest or clergyman.
Vicar in a sentence
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Vicar meaning
- In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
- A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
Using Vicar
- The main meaning on this page is: In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. | In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy. | A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
- Useful related words include: priest, clergyman, reverend.
- In the example corpus, vicar often appears in combinations such as: the vicar, vicar of, vicar general.
Context around Vicar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vicar
- In this selection, "vicar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, parochial, new, judicial, general, father and despite stand out and add context to how "vicar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the vicar of dibley and as a vicar i won. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vicar" sits close to words such as addict, behavioural and bengali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vicar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a vicar, I won't be conducting '. (8 words)
Following the private service, the vicar said: 'The mood was very jolly. (12 words)
Father Jesús Mariscal is the parochial vicar at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington. (14 words)
It tells the story of the vicar of an English village who is carried off by elemental spirits, and replaced in the village by his enantiodromic double, a changeling, fashioned from a log, who nevertheless has the same memories as the original vicar. (43 words)
When the vicar asks whether anyone knows a reason why the couple should not marry, David, who was reading the vicar 's lips, asks Charles to translate for him, and says in sign language that he suspects the groom loves someone else. (42 words)
A Cornish church that banned women from applying to be its new vicar – despite once counting Dawn French, star of the TV comedy The Vicar of Dibley, among its flock – has reversed the decision under new management. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Cornish church that banned women from applying to be its new vicar – despite once counting Dawn French, star of the TV comedy The Vicar of Dibley, among its flock – has reversed the decision under new management.
Not the current vicar but a vicar from 1870 who appears around the pub late at night.
From left are Father Jacob Runyon, new Judicial Vicar and also Rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Father Mark Gurtner, new Vicar General, Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia; Bishop Rhoades; and Msgr.
The monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was carried under a canopy by priests and a deacon of the parish – Father Richter, Father Brian Feller, parochial vicar; Father Shinoj Jose, parochial vicar and Deacon David Prenger.
It tells the story of the vicar of an English village who is carried off by elemental spirits, and replaced in the village by his enantiodromic double, a changeling, fashioned from a log, who nevertheless has the same memories as the original vicar.
When the vicar asks whether anyone knows a reason why the couple should not marry, David, who was reading the vicar 's lips, asks Charles to translate for him, and says in sign language that he suspects the groom loves someone else.
As a vicar, I won't be conducting '.
As Vicar of Christ on earth, he is the steward of this revelation, not its master.
Candidates receive the sacrament of confirmation from parochial vicar Father Anthony Federico at the Easter vigil at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut.
Councillor David A Bithell, lead member for housing, said: “The Almshouses are said to have been built by Vicar Richard Davis in 1711.
Diana Linford, parish environment officer, responded to the news “We have a small but very active Eco Group at St Mary’s and have the strong support of our vicar and congregation.
Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, the Bishop of Udupi Diocese has appointed Dr Roshan D’Souza as the New Judicial Vicar of the Diocese on June 30 June 2023.
During the service, Grenoside Crematorium Vicar, Lisa Scott, described Blake as a boy who really loved his football, wore his heart on his sleeve and always made people feel loved.
Father Jesús Mariscal is the parochial vicar at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington.
Father Monastere had served as parochial vicar for St. Therese of Lisieux since June 30, 2020.
Following the private service, the vicar said: 'The mood was very jolly.
French, 65, is best known for her role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC's Vicar Of Dibley.
Gonzalez-Farias was ordained in 1990 and has held numerous positions in the church including pastor, parochial vicar, administrator, chaplain and priest, the indictment states.
He directed me to Father Tony Percy, recently retired vicar general of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and father, Tony Percy, on the line.
Howard Goodall’s prolific output ranges from the themes for Black Adder, Mr Bean and the Vicar of Dibley, to the musical Bend it like Beckham.
Common combinations with vicar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the vicar 52×
- vicar of 52×
- vicar general 25×
- parochial vicar 23×
- vicar and 11×
- as vicar 11×
- vicar at 11×
- vicar for 9×
- vicar in 7×
- judicial vicar 4×