vicar

英国国教会の教区司祭

英国国教会の地域の教会で礼拝を導き、信者の世話をする司祭。

やさしい英語で： A priest who leads services and cares for people in a local Anglican church.

• The vicar welcomed us to church.
• Our new vicar lives beside the village school.
• Two vicars helped lead the funeral service.

類義語： parish priest

よく使う表現： local vicar, parish vicar, the vicar's sermon

司教代理

上位の宗教指導者に代わって職務を行う教会の役職者。

やさしい英語で： A church official who acts for a more senior religious leader.

• The bishop appointed a vicar.
• The vicar acted while the bishop was away.
• Several vicars share responsibility for the diocese.

類義語： deputy, representative

よく使う表現： vicar general, episcopal vicar, appoint a vicar

俸給を受ける教区司祭

住民の収穫や収入の一部ではなく、給与を受け取る英国の教区司祭。

やさしい英語で： An English parish priest paid a salary rather than a share of local people's produce or income.

• The vicar received a small stipend.
• The parish paid its vicar instead of giving him tithes.
• The records list the incomes of vicars and rectors.

使い方： vicar of a parish (He became vicar of the parish in 1820.)

類義語： parish priest

よく使う表現： parish vicar, the vicar's stipend, vicar of something

代理人、代行者

他の人に代わって行動したり、その人を代表したりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who acts in another person's place or represents them.

• He acted as the king's vicar.
• The ruler sent a vicar to the distant province.
• Each vicar exercised authority on another person's behalf.

使い方： vicar of someone (The official served as vicar of the emperor.)

類義語： representative, deputy, proxy, agent

よく使う表現： vicar of someone, act as vicar