Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicar apostolic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: vi-car a-pos-tolic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.

Inflected Forms

vicars apostolic (plural) apostolic vicar (alternative)

Phrases

apostolic vicariate

Frequently Paired Words

apostolic vicariate

Questions

What does vicar apostolic mean?: A Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.

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