Vicar vs. Priest

Vicarnoun

In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

Vicarnoun

In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Vicarnoun

A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.

Vicarnoun

One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.

Vicarnoun

The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.

Vicarnoun

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

Vicarnoun

(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

Vicarnoun

(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

Vicarnoun

(in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layperson.

Vicarnoun

(in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another.

Vicarnoun

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop.

Vicarnoun

(in the US Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy in charge of a chapel.

Vicarnoun

a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service.

Vicar

A vicar (; Latin: vicarius) is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting or agent for a superior (compare in the sense of ). Linguistically, vicar is cognate with the English prefix , similarly meaning .

Priestnoun

a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple

Priestnoun

a blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish

Priestnoun

(Mormonism) the highest office in the Aaronic priesthood

Priestverb

(transitive) To ordain as a priest.

Priestnoun

A presbyter elder; a minister

Priestnoun

One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.

Priestverb

To ordain as priest.

Priestnoun

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

Priestnoun

a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion

Priestnoun

an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

Priestnoun

a person who performs religious ceremonies and duties in a non-Christian religion

Priestnoun

a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.

Priestverb

ordain to the priesthood

Priest

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.