Vicar of Christ

Vicar of Christ

n. Roman Catholic Church The pope.

Vicar of Christ

n (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the Pope when regarded as Christ's earthly representative

Vic′ar of Christ′

n. the pope. Also called Vic′ar of Je′sus Christ′.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Vicar of Christ - the head of the Roman Catholic ChurchBishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Popepapacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Churchspiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairsCatholic - a member of a Catholic churchantipope - someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"