Vicar of (Jesus) Christ

Variant of vicar

vicar definition

vicar (vik′ər)

noun

  1. a person who acts in place of another; deputy
  2. Anglican Ch. a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes
  3. Episcopal Ch. a minister in charge of a chapel
  4. R.C.Ch.
    1. a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
    2. the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christ
      in full Vicar of (Jesus) Christ

Etymology: ME < OFr vicaire < L vicarius, orig., vicarious < *vix (gen. vicis), a change, alteration < IE *weik-, to bend, change: see weak

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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