English words for 'A lay vicar.'
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- (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
- (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
- a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
- In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
- In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
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- a member of the Episcopal church
- (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
- An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
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- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
- (somewhat nonstandard) Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
- (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
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- Initialism of parish priest.
- (video games) Abbreviation of performance points.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pussy pass.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polypropylene.
- (dance) Initialism of promenade position.
- (sports) Initialism of power play.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”).
- (British, Ireland) Initialism of planning permission.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”).
- (medicine) Initialism of precocious puberty.
- (grammar) Initialism of postpositional phrase.
- (grammar) Initialism of past participle.
- (grammar) Initialism of prepositional phrase.
- Initialism of public parking.
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- the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
- The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.
- (Christianity) The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
- The office, authority, or district managed by someone appointed as deputy to a secular political leader.
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adj
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- a clergyman ministering to some institution
- A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
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- Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
- Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
- Of or pertaining to a god.
- Relating to divinity or theology.
- Beautiful, heavenly.
- being or having the nature of a god
- resulting from divine providence
- being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
- appropriate to or befitting a god
- devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
- emanating from God
verb
- (transitive) To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
- (transitive) To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
- (transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
- To render divine; to deify.
- search by divining, as if with a rod
- perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
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- The head friar of a house of friars.
- An honorary position held by a priest in some cathedrals.
- The head of a priory (“a monastery which is usually a branch of an abbey”), or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.
- (by extension) In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
- The elected head of a guild of craftsmen or merchants in some countries in Europe and South America.
- (Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record.
- The head of the Arrouaisian, Augustinian, and formerly Premonstratensian religious orders.
- In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
- A chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence (1115–1569) in what is now Italy.
- (Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
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- More important or significant.
- (Bayesian statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
- earlier in time
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- A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
- (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
- The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
- (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
- (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
- (law, formal) A long title.
- (property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
- An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
- (by extension) A published piece of media.
- In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
- (by extension) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
- (law, informal) A short title.
- The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
- the status of being a champion
- an appellation signifying nobility
- an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. ‘Mr.’ or ‘General’
- (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
- a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
- an established or recognized right
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- an informal right to something
- the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
- a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
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- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
- A variety of pear.
- (now historical) A type of fine woolen material.
- A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.
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noun
noun
- (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
- (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
- a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
- In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
- In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
noun
- a member of the Episcopal church
- (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
- An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
adj
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
- (somewhat nonstandard) Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
- (now uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of episcopalian.
noun
noun
noun
- Initialism of parish priest.
- (video games) Abbreviation of performance points.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pussy pass.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polypropylene.
- (dance) Initialism of promenade position.
- (sports) Initialism of power play.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”).
- (British, Ireland) Initialism of planning permission.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”).
- (medicine) Initialism of precocious puberty.
- (grammar) Initialism of postpositional phrase.
- (grammar) Initialism of past participle.
- (grammar) Initialism of prepositional phrase.
- Initialism of public parking.
name
phrase
noun
noun
noun
- the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
- The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.
- (Christianity) The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
- The office, authority, or district managed by someone appointed as deputy to a secular political leader.
noun
adj
noun
- a clergyman ministering to some institution
- A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
noun
adj
- Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
- Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
- Of or pertaining to a god.
- Relating to divinity or theology.
- Beautiful, heavenly.
- being or having the nature of a god
- resulting from divine providence
- being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
- appropriate to or befitting a god
- devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
- emanating from God
verb
- (transitive) To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
- (transitive) To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
- (transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
- To render divine; to deify.
- search by divining, as if with a rod
- perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
noun
- The head friar of a house of friars.
- An honorary position held by a priest in some cathedrals.
- The head of a priory (“a monastery which is usually a branch of an abbey”), or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.
- (by extension) In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
- The elected head of a guild of craftsmen or merchants in some countries in Europe and South America.
- (Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record.
- The head of the Arrouaisian, Augustinian, and formerly Premonstratensian religious orders.
- In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
- A chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence (1115–1569) in what is now Italy.
- (Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
adj
- More important or significant.
- (Bayesian statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
- earlier in time
adv
noun
noun
- A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
- (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
- The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
- (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
- (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
- (law, formal) A long title.
- (property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
- An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
- (by extension) A published piece of media.
- In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
- (by extension) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
- (law, informal) A short title.
- The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
- the status of being a champion
- an appellation signifying nobility
- an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. ‘Mr.’ or ‘General’
- (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
- a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
- an established or recognized right
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- an informal right to something
- the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
- a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
intj
verb
noun
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
- A variety of pear.
- (now historical) A type of fine woolen material.
- A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.
adj
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