English Dictionary

vicar of Christ

noun

(Christianity) Any bishop. / Alternative letter-case form of Vicar of Christ, a title variously granted to the Holy Ghost and to the bishop of Rome.

The Pope is known as the vicar of Christ.

意味（1）

(Christianity) 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...

意味（2）

Alternative letter-case form of Vicar of Christ, a title variously granted to the Holy Ghost and to the bishop of Rome.