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vicariate
[ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ]
noun
- the office or authority of a vicar.
- the district presided over by a vicar.
vicariate
/ vaɪ-; vɪˈkɛərɪɪt /
noun
- Also calledvicarshipˈvɪkəʃɪp the office, rank, or authority of a vicar
- the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicariate1
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Example Sentences
Nothing but the Vicariate of the whole of the Dark Continent for this young man.
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An educated nation recoils from the imperfect vicariate of what is called a representative government.
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The further pretensions of the Popes to the vicariate of the Empire during interregna the Germans never admitted.
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The vicariate is divided into twenty-two districts, each under the care of a priest, and the Christian population numbers 35,000.
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Resident religious were established in Dinglao,143 which is an excellent vicariate.
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