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PRONUNCIATION OF VICAR CHORAL

vicar choral  [ˈvɪkə ˈkɔːrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICAR CHORAL

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Vicar choral is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VICAR CHORAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lay clerk

A lay clerk, also known as a lay vicar, song man or a vicar choral, is a professional adult singer in a cathedral or collegiate choir in the United Kingdom. The vicars choral were substitutes for the canons. They are not in holy orders; the term "vicar" in this context comes from Latin word vice and simply means a deputy. The majority of lay clerks are male, however, female altos are nowadays becoming increasingly common. The title refers to the laymen who were employed to sing musical sections of church services during the Middle Ages. At the time, this was often music which was evolving into a format too complicated to be sung by many ordinary clerks and priests. With the post-war proliferation of Cathedral choral scholarships, however, many cathedral or collegiate choirs comprise a balance between choral scholars – university or "gap year" students who combine their studies or other commitments with singing – and lay clerks. Choral scholars sing alongside lay clerks for usually around half the latter's salary. Many universities now offer such scholarships to fill places within college and cathedral choirs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICAR CHORAL


aboral
æbˈɔːrəl
aural
ˈɔːrəl
binaural
baɪˈnɔːrəl
boral
ˈbɔːrəl
chloral
ˈklɔːrəl
choral
ˈkɔːrəl
floral
ˈflɔːrəl
goral
ˈɡɔːrəl
horal
ˈhɔːrəl
loral
ˈlɔːrəl
monaural
mɒˈnɔːrəl
oral
ˈɔːrəl
peroral
pərˈɔːrəl
poral
ˈpɔːrəl
restoral
rəˈstɔːrəl
saurel
ˈsɔːrəl
soral
ˈsɔːrəl
sororal
səˈrɔːrəl
suboral
sʌbˈɔːrəl
thalamifloral
θəˌlæmɪˈflɔːrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICAR CHORAL

vicar
vicar apostolic
vicar forane
vicar general
Vicar of Bray
Vicar of Christ
vicarage
vicaress
vicarial
vicariance
vicariant
vicariate
vicarious
vicariously
vicariousness
vicarly
vicars forane
vicars general
vicarship
vicary

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICAR CHORAL

amoral
anaphoral
Balmoral
coral
corporal
doctoral
electoral
epanaphoral
ephoral
femoral
immoral
littoral
mayoral
moral
odontophoral
pastoral
postdoctoral
sectoral
spermatophoral
temporal

Synonyms and antonyms of vicar choral in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vicar choral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICAR CHORAL

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Translator English - Chinese

牧师合唱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vicario de coro
570 millions of speakers

English

vicar choral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पादरी भजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النائب كورالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

викарий хоровое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vigário coral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিকারের পৌত্তলিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicaire chorale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kultus pendeta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfarrer Chor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

教区牧師の合唱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교구 신부 합창
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vicar choral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại diện hợp xướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விக்கர் கோரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हिकार कोरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vicar choral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicario corale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wikariusz chóralne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вікарій хорове
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vicar coral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφημέριος χορωδιακή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

predikant koor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kyrkoherde choral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sogneprest kor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicar choral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICAR CHORAL»

The term «vicar choral» is used very little and occupies the 191.635 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICAR CHORAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicar choral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICAR CHORAL»

Discover the use of vicar choral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicar choral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clerical and parochial records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross
From 1697 to 1711 he appears as Curate of Youghal, and from 1711 to 1712 he was Vicar Choral of Cork. He was buried in St. Finbarry's church-yard, on 5th August, 1712, aged eighty-two. 1712. October 1. WILLIAM CRONE, A.M. (vice Da  ...
William Maziere Brady, 1864
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Collections towards the history and antiquities of the ...
Taylor, vicar choral, died in Feb. 1625." " Edward Broade, a vicar choral, and also vicar of Wellington, died 15 May, 1704." " Henry Mantield, a vicar choral, and rector of Soler's-hope, died in March, 1664." " Robert Griffiths, a vicar choral, and  ...
John Duncumb, William Cooke, Morgan George Watkins, 1804
3
Charters of the Vicars Choral of York Minster: City of York ...
454 Rog. de, priest, 81 Thos. de, vicar choral, warden of chantry at altar of St. John of Beverley, 508 Wm. de, w 332 Wm. de, chaplain, vicar choral, w 78 Manfield (Manfeld; NR), Adam de, w 3 58 Mansel (Mansell, Maunsel), Adam, his s. Ralph ...
Nigel J. Tringham, 2013
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A Collection of Decrees by the Court of Exchequer in ...
... a certain surrt called Jlall wages 5 vii. as many prebendaries as there are vicars choral are to pay their Jlall wages to the vicars choral, and the vicar choral who serves the stall of either prebendary, ought to be paid by such prebendary only ...
Hutton Wood, 1798
5
Willis' survey of St. Asaph, considerably enlarged and ...
... A. M. — — 1642 Thomas Roberts — — 1644 J. Roberts, Vicar Choral 1662— by Barrow 1670 J. Wynne— by Jones — — 1697 Roger Myddelton — by Beveridge — 1706 Gabriel Williams — by Wynne — 1722 Owens — — Edward Samuel, ...
Browne Willis, Edward Edwards (Vicar of Llanarmon.), Andrew Coltee Ducarel, 1801
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Saving the Souls of Medieval London: Perpetual Chantries at ...
According to the cathedral hierarchy, the usual pattern would have been for a clerk first to be appointed a vicar choral, because that position required only the order of subdeacon or deacon, and then be appointed to a chantry or a minor ...
Marie-Helene Rousseau, 2011
7
The Reformation of Cathedrals: Cathedrals in English Society
... Arthur Cocke, and it was reasserted that no one was to be perpetuated unless he had been judged fit by a majority of the vicars.l0 At Lichfield a vicar choral who survived his probationary year was expected to give his colleagues a banquet, ...
Stanford E. Lehmberg, 2014
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A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
... 'if he should come over'.106 Isaack was paid an additional gratuity on his appointment as both a vicar choral and organist of Christ Church on 3 1 March 1 692, 'to both which places he was admitted on the account of his extraordinary skill in ...
Barra Boydell, 2004
9
Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, considerably enlarged and ...
1722 Owens — — Edward Samuel, Vicar of Pen-nant 1747, and Reftor of Llan- gar 1748 — Edw. Williams, Vicar Choral — by Newcome 1765 Evan Williams, Vicar Choral — by Shipley 1 770 Edward Crewe . — — 1773 Peter Whitley, Vicar  ...
Browne Willis, Edward Edwards, 1801
10
A Collection of Anthems and Choruses, used in the Cathedral ...
J. MATHEWS (Vicar Choral of Lichfield Cathedral.) COLLECTION OF ANTHEMS, CHORUSEQ USED IN THE CATHEDRMLCHURCH 0F flfifififfififlfl. COMPILED BY J. MATHEWS,~VICAR CHORAL ' \LICHFIELD: T. G. LOMAX, BIRD STREET.
J. MATHEWS (Vicar Choral of Lichfield Cathedral.), 1821

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICAR CHORAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicar choral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tribute to former Dean of Chichester in full
His first appointment was as Vicar Choral in the Minster and here he was responsible for ordering the worship and singing the daily offices. A time which ... «Worthing Herald, Mar 15»
2
The Very Reverend John Treadgold - obituary
A passion for choral music led, unusually, to a first appointment as vicar choral of Southwell Minster where, from 1959 to 1964, he was responsible for the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
3
Brave singer helps fight against cancer
... studies at the Royal Academy of Music, the former pupil of Sedbergh School and Ermystead's Grammar School is a deputy Vicar Choral at St Paul's Cathedral, ... «Ilkley Gazette, Dec 14»
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Robert Tear
After a spell as a vicar choral at St Paul's Cathedral, Tear became part of Britten's Aldeburgh entourage, taking part in the company's tour of Russia in 1966; but ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 11»
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Peculiar people in Southwell
Richard Barrow, who died in 1838 aged 91, was a vicar choral of Southwell, whose function it was to perform liturgical duties there on behalf of a prebendary. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 11»

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