Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vicar_of_christ

1 sense of vicar of christ

Sense 1
pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
       => spiritual leader -- (a leader in religious or sacred affairs)
       => Catholic -- (a member of a Catholic church)