Vicar of Christ
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Vicar of Christ¹
Where it comes from
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin vicārius Christī.
noun Vicars of Christ · Vicar of Jesus Christ
- The Pope. "We should never have had the law of 1571, against bulls, and Agnus Deis, and blessed grains, if the Pope's bull of 1569 had not made them matter of treason." "What, sir?" almost roared Parsons, "do you dare to speak evil of the edicts of the Vicar of Christ?"
- The Holy Ghost. Grant, then, . . . that the Holy Ghost had no such respect to any one (church) as to lead it into truth, although sent with this view by Christ, and for this asked of the Father that He might be the teacher of truth; grant, also, that He, the Steward of God, the Vicar of Christ, neglected His office
vicar of Christ²
Where it comes from
From the Latin vicarius Christi.
noun vicars of Christ
- Any bishop. 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...
- Alternative letter-case form of Vicar of Christ, a title variously granted to the Holy Ghost and to the bishop of Rome.Vicar of Christ
