vicar of Christ

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Etymology

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From the Latin vicarius Christi.

Noun

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vicar of Christ (plural vicars of Christ)

  1. (Christianity) Any bishop.
    • 1964, Pope Paul VI, Lumen Gentium, III. xxvii:
      Bishops, as vicars and ambassadors of Christ, govern the particular churches entrusted to them by their counsel, exhortations, example, and even by their authority and sacred power...
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Vicar of Christ, a title variously granted to the Holy Ghost and to the bishop of Rome.