Cardinal and Vicar

Cardinal

Cardinal noun - A variable color averaging a vivid red.

Vicar and cardinal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vicar" instead a noun "Cardinal".

Nearby Words: cardinally, cardinality

Vicar

Vicar noun - A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
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Synonyms for Vicar

Cardinal and vicar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cardinal" instead a noun "Vicar".

Nearby Words: vicarial, vicarage

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  • Useful Notes / The Papal States The state of anarchy was first ended by the Castilian Cardinal Albornoz (see GIL DE ALBORNOZ, ALVAREZ CARILLO), whom Innocent VI sent to the States of the Church as his vicar-general in 1353.
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