Difference between Vicar and Priest

What is the difference between Vicar and Priest?

Vicar as a noun is in the church of england, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. while Priest as a noun is a religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

Vicar

Part of speech: noun

Definition: In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Example sentence: I was licensed and installed as 59th Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon, in Northamptonshire, in 2011.

Priest

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, consisting held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 16.

Example sentence: To some people heavy metal is Motorhead and to others it's Judas Priest.

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