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a holy substitute clergyman, eternally standing in for someone more important than himself.
name originFrom Latin vicarius, meaning substitute or deputy.
pope's titlePope is officially called the Vicar of Christ.
tithe historyVicars once got lesser tithes than rectors.
vicarious linkSame root gives us the word vicarious.
comic stapleBritish sitcoms cast vicars as bumbling tea-fueled fixtures.