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Vicars of Christ

Vicars of Christ is the plural of Vicar of Christ.

Meaning of Vicar of Christ

Noun

Vicar of Christ (plural Vicars of Christ)

  1. 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?"1855, Charles Kingsley, chapter 4, in Westward Ho!
  2. (rare) 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...1885, Tertullian, chapter XXVIII, in Peter Holmes, transl., Prescription against Heretics

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Noun capitalized: vicars of Christ

vicars of Christ

  1. (plural) plural of vicar of Christ

Questions about Vicars of Christ

What is Vicars of Christ the plural of?
Vicars of Christ is the plural of Vicar of Christ.
What part of speech is Vicars of Christ?
Vicars of Christ is a noun.

Words near Vicars of Christ in the dictionary

  1. vicars
  2. vicars apostolic
  3. vicars choral
  4. vicars forane
  5. vicars of Bray
  6. Vicars of Christ
  7. vicars-choral
  8. vicars-general
  9. vicarship
  10. vicarships
  11. vicary

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