单词 | grand vicar |
释义 | > as lemmasgrand vicar grand vicar n. [after French grand vicaire (16th cent. or earlier)] Roman Catholic Church (now historical) (chiefly in France and French-speaking regions) a priest appointed by a bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction on his behalf; = vicar general n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > bishop's officials > [noun] > grand vicar grand vicar1662 1662 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1910) 8 236 Mr Hoden Grand Vicair of Paris being Superior. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) The Pope's Grand Vicar, who is a Cardinal, has a Jurisdiction..over all Secular and Regular Priests [etc.]. 1796 H. M. Williams Lett. France IV. 102 One of my college companions had become grand-vicar and first confidant to the archbishop of my diocese. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 827/2 Faber, grand-vicar of the bishop of Constance. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo (1997) ii. 187 Your uncle, the grand-vicar of the cathedral, has just turned under the gate. 1996 D. McDonald Lord Strathcona (2002) vi. 152 The grand vicar..worked as a missionary among the Métis and the Indians for nearly forty years. < as lemmas |
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