(n.) One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
(n.) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.
Example Sentences:
(1) The statutory age of retirement for clergy is 70, although vicars’ terms can be extended by his or her bishop.
(2) Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain, vicar of St James church in West Hampstead, London, who last month became the second Church of England priest to marry his same sex partner , said on Twitter that the treatment of Pemberton was "further evidence of the profound homophobia at the heart of the church" .
(3) An alliance of Church of England parishes meeting this week for the first time could be the first step towards a split, the vicar leading the talks has suggested.
(4) "Well, it was quite an education for me, whose grandparents on both sides had been vicars."
(5) While Auden and Britten are much grander characters than, say, Maggie Smith's nervy vicar's wife in Bed Among the Lentils or Thora Hird's Doris in A Cream Cracker Under the Settee trying to stave off the care home, they share the same disappointments – loneliness, self-doubt, age.
(6) The curveball came when he shared vocal duties on Live Forever with Martin, whom he has variously compared unfavourably with a vicar, a geography teacher and a presenter of the children’s TV show The Tweenies.
(7) And yet the vicar of HTB, Nicky Gumbel , is almost certainly a more influential figure in England than Welby, his notional boss.
(8) The unresolved problem, as King complained a year ago at Mansion House, was that the Bank had become like a vicar whose congregation attends weddings and burials but ignores the sermons in between.
(9) My husband went to see the local vicar, who lives in a modest vicarage beside the old one, and met there other neighbours from nearby streets.
(10) One encounters these inner-city vicars who don't seem to mind what you believe – some will even say that the resurrection is but a metaphor – but don't be fooled.
(11) Journalists remind us that the prime minister is a vicar’s daughter.
(12) A vicar of Waresley used to visit this wood every week for divine inspiration, walking the paths, writing sermons in his head.
(13) It may not be the funniest TV show ever created, but it is substantially funnier than My Hero, The Kevin Bishop Show, My Family, The High Life, Waiting For God, Keeping Up Appearances, The Thin Blue Line, 3 Non Blondes, Touch Me I'm Karen Taylor, Plus One, Grownups, Little Miss Jocelyn, Early Doors, The Sketch Show, Outnumbered, The In-Betweeners, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Hyperdrive, The Vicar Of Dibley, Ideal, Benidorm, and Still Game, and nobody bangs on about how bad they are.
(14) They came from all walks of life – we had shop workers, property developers, a single mother, even a vicar, which I did think was strange.
(15) A vicar once explained to me that the reason the congregation stands for much of the music at Evensong is that, "It's not a concert."
(16) P Hunt, who went to Vicars Hill school in Boldre, may not realise it, but his 'HISTRY' exercise book is now in the British Library.
(17) Welby, an Eton-educated former oil industry executive who joined the church as a vicar in Warwickshire, will be enthroned at Canterbury cathedral in front of 2,000 guests, including Prince Charles and the prime minister, David Cameron.
(18) When you finish eighth in a byelection on 451 votes, behind a local vicar and self-styled "White Knight", where are you?
(19) May, the provincial vicar’s daughter, has done her time tramping the streets, stuffing envelopes, working the local Conservative association circuit.
(20) In his memoir , Brown’s former aide Damian McBride candidly describes the thrill of having the ear of one of the most powerful men in the land – though he confesses the prime minister would “stare at [him] sullenly for a moment or two, then say: ‘Get me Ed Balls.’” I certainly met plenty of chiefs of staff and spin doctors who jealously guarded their privileged access to a particular politician and their status as that MP’s “vicar on Earth”.
Vicarage
Definition:
(n.) The benefice of a vicar.
(n.) The house or residence of a vicar.
Example Sentences:
(1) It seems that Mrs May’s vicarage upbringing has left her more than a little lacking in Christian compassion.
(2) Pep Guardiola: ‘I need a new challenge, and I want to be a manager in England’ Read more The Watford Observer reports that the Spanish defensive midfielder Mario Suárez could be on his way to Vicarage Road, having failed to make much of an impact at Fiorentina after moving there from Atlético Madrid last summer.
(3) Quique leaves with all our best wishes for the future and the knowledge he is always welcome at Vicarage Road.” “I understand football completely because I’ve been a professional in football for 32 years.
(4) Watford announced on their website: “Heurelho Gomes has agreed terms on a one-year deal at Vicarage Road and will officially become a Watford player on July 1.” Gomes spent part of last season on loan at the Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
(5) My husband went to see the local vicar, who lives in a modest vicarage beside the old one, and met there other neighbours from nearby streets.
(6) García, who took Brighton to the Championship play-off semi-finals last season before a brief return to Israel with Maccabi, was appointed at Vicarage Road this month following the sudden departure of Beppe Sannino .
(7) The pair, who have 40 Premier League goals between them this term, were briefly club-mates at Leicester City in the Championship three seasons ago, starting on the bench alongside another member of Roy Hodgson’s squad, Danny Drinkwater, in the second leg of their play-off semi-final at Vicarage Road in May 2013 .
(8) On loan at Watford from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, Alessandro Diamanti ’s time at Vicarage Road also looks to be drawing to a close, with Udinese, Bologna and Livorno all being touted as likely destinations for the former West Ham striker.
(9) Believing the old vicarage to be worth saving, we have won strong support from the Ancient Monument Society , and the Victorian Society , who both formally object to its demolition.
(10) Six months ago we got such a letter from Barnet council in north London , telling us that somebody we had never heard of intended to knock down the handsome old Victorian vicarage behind us and concrete over its grounds with no fewer than 53 homes, along with a restaurant and hairdresser.
(11) In his second year it was he who suffered injuries and after making only nine starts it ended with a move to Vicarage Road.
(12) Sergio Agüero completes Manchester City’s turnaround at Watford Read more City looked like they were going to slip six points behind Arsenal after Aleksandar Kolarov scored an own goal in the 55th minute, but they hit back with goals in the final eight minutes from Yaya Touré and Agüero at Vicarage Road.
(13) Aidy Boothroyd, then the manager at Vicarage Road, relished working with a player he describes as blessed with “the X factor”, devoting hours to improving his right foot while being consistently impressed by parents who placed the winger at the centre of their world.
(14) He had arrived at Vicarage Road expecting to watch the match from the stands but instead found himself thrust into action in Watford's biggest game of the season.
(15) It is a highly impressive return and reason for Liverpool to fear before their visit to Vicarage Road on Sunday lunchtime.
(16) As a result, he was able to buy the swanky vicarage in a Berkshire village that he still lives in.
(17) The 19-year-old has secured a move to Vicarage Road upon the expiry of his Reds contract but, as he is under the age of 24, his registration would have been subject to compensation in the form of a development fee.
(18) Eight coaches in a little under four years at Watford under the reign of the Pozzo family may not bode well for Walter Mazzarri’s long-term employment hopes but it has not stopped the 54-year-old from signing a three-year contract at Vicarage Road having been impressed by the Italian owners’ vision for the club.
(19) The Hornets twice came from behind at Vicarage Road and the England hopeful Jack Wilshere spurned a glorious opportunity to win it for Bournemouth.
(20) I’ve tried to speak to him and his attitude has always been in question, but he just wants to play and he gets frustrated if he is not in the team.” Following his red card against the Swans in September, Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami has not made a single start for Watford and could be headed for the Vicarage Road door marked “Do One”.