Vicar vs Elder - What's the difference?
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In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
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, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=20 *, chapter=12
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, title= In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
A person acting on behalf of, or is representing another person.
Comparative of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
* The elder' of the two was also an ' elder statesman
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, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=5 An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
One who is older than another.
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
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An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
(US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the .
(US, Mormonism) Male missionary, title for a male missionary; title for a .
(paganism, and, Heathenry) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
A small tree, Sambucus nigra , having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus : small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
As a noun vicar
is in the church of england, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.As a proper noun elder is
.vicar
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Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.}}
A Kentish Lad, passage=For this [annual choir outing] the vicar traditionally hired a brake, an ancient, Edwardian, horse-drawn, bus-like vehicle which had plodded along for many years between Ramsgate and Pegwell Bay, carrying passengers who were in no hurry, until it became so unroadworthy that no horse could be persuaded to pull it on a regular basis.}}
Derived terms
* vicar apostolic * Vicar of ChristExternal links
*Anagrams
* (l)elder
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) eldra, from (etyl) . The vowel change from a'' to ''e'' triggered by the following ''i is called .Adjective
(head)citation, passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}
Usage notes
The normal comparative of old'' is (m). The irregular form (m) is sometimes used with family members, but otherwise rare (except in fixed expressions such as ''elder statesman''). ''Elder'' is generally limited to attributive position (my elder brother) and does not occur in predicative position (*''my brother is elder ).Noun
(en noun)- We were presented to the village elder .
- Respect your elders .
- Carry your head as your elders have done.
- a travelling elder
- After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder .
- Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
- The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
- One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.