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单词 vicegerent
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Definition of vicegerent in English:

vicegerent

noun vʌɪsˈdʒɪər(ə)ntvʌɪsˈdʒɛr(ə)ntˌvaɪsˈdʒɪrənt
formal
  • 1A person exercising delegated power on behalf of a sovereign or ruler.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Henry VIII finally became convinced that his vicegerent was a religious radical who was protecting Protestants secretly, he withdrew his support and allowed Cromwell to fall victim to his conservative opponents.
    1. 1.1 A person regarded as an earthly representative of God or a god, especially the Pope.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although the Qur'an does not define the constituent elements of justice, it emphasizes the ability to achieve justice as a unique human charge and necessity - an obligation that falls on all of us in our capacity as vicegerents.
      • He is vicegerent - above creation, but below God.
      • She is as respectable in the eyes of God as a man and equally shares the responsibility of being the vicegerent of God.
      • Adam named the creatures as God's vicegerent; heaven's rule and earth's joy comes together.
      • The concept of tawhid or unity of Allah constitutes the ideological foundation of Islam and we are Allah's vicegerents on earth.
      • In an Islamic democracy every individual is a vicegerent of God and therefore has the legitimate authority to act in God's name.
      • God is called Al-Sani in the Qur'an; He is the Creator, the Artist, the Supreme Artisan, and He has given us the power of creativity which we share because we are His khulafa, vicegerents on earth.
      • The first man on this planet, Adam, was a vicegerent and messenger of God.
      • We made you a vicegerent in the earth so that you judge among people with truth, and follow not the passion that sways you away from the path of God.
      • Because our spiritual nature was not intended to be a slave of that which is visible and tangible, but as children of God His vicegerents and image bearers, we were intended to have dominion over nature.
      • We learnt Islam is not a burden, it is a natural way of life and by our willingness we can choose to be the vicegerent of Allah.
      • The integrity of the natural laws being guaranteed by Allah Himself, the maintenance of the moral laws, has been left to the initiative and active effort of His vicegerent on earth.
      • As Allah's vicegerents, surely, we should be foremost in efforts to protect our environment - in any manner that we might possibly do so.
      • And, with the help of the booty won from Palmyra, he attempted to establish the worship of Sol Invictus - with himself as this deity's chosen vicegerent - at the centre of Roman state religion.

Derivatives

  • vicegerency

  • nounPlural vicegerencies vʌɪsˈdʒɛrənsivʌɪsˈdʒɪərənsiˌvaɪsˈdʒɪrənsi
    formal
    • This concept of vicegerency is what distinguishes Islam from other systems of thought in all spheres of life.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This margin of autonomy by virtue of vicegerency is the Islamic equivalent of popular sovereignty.
      • And the pursuit of this peace, balance, and justice lies at the core of submission to God, and the obligations of vicegerency.
      • If the latter condition prevails, then vicegerency will be entrusted to a different people or generation.
      • In fact, the essence of vicegerency of earth demands progress in science and technology.
      • And on the other, it is the conscious acceptance of man's vicegerency on earth as ordained by Allah.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin vicegerent- '(person) holding office', from Latin vic- 'office, place, turn' + gerere 'carry on, hold'.

 
 

Definition of vicegerent in US English:

vicegerent

nounˌvaɪsˈdʒɪrəntˌvīsˈjirənt
formal
  • 1A person exercising delegated power on behalf of a sovereign or ruler.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Henry VIII finally became convinced that his vicegerent was a religious radical who was protecting Protestants secretly, he withdrew his support and allowed Cromwell to fall victim to his conservative opponents.
    1. 1.1 A person regarded as an earthly representative of God or a god, especially the Pope.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In an Islamic democracy every individual is a vicegerent of God and therefore has the legitimate authority to act in God's name.
      • We learnt Islam is not a burden, it is a natural way of life and by our willingness we can choose to be the vicegerent of Allah.
      • Adam named the creatures as God's vicegerent; heaven's rule and earth's joy comes together.
      • As Allah's vicegerents, surely, we should be foremost in efforts to protect our environment - in any manner that we might possibly do so.
      • She is as respectable in the eyes of God as a man and equally shares the responsibility of being the vicegerent of God.
      • The integrity of the natural laws being guaranteed by Allah Himself, the maintenance of the moral laws, has been left to the initiative and active effort of His vicegerent on earth.
      • The first man on this planet, Adam, was a vicegerent and messenger of God.
      • The concept of tawhid or unity of Allah constitutes the ideological foundation of Islam and we are Allah's vicegerents on earth.
      • We made you a vicegerent in the earth so that you judge among people with truth, and follow not the passion that sways you away from the path of God.
      • He is vicegerent - above creation, but below God.
      • God is called Al-Sani in the Qur'an; He is the Creator, the Artist, the Supreme Artisan, and He has given us the power of creativity which we share because we are His khulafa, vicegerents on earth.
      • Because our spiritual nature was not intended to be a slave of that which is visible and tangible, but as children of God His vicegerents and image bearers, we were intended to have dominion over nature.
      • Although the Qur'an does not define the constituent elements of justice, it emphasizes the ability to achieve justice as a unique human charge and necessity - an obligation that falls on all of us in our capacity as vicegerents.
      • And, with the help of the booty won from Palmyra, he attempted to establish the worship of Sol Invictus - with himself as this deity's chosen vicegerent - at the centre of Roman state religion.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin vicegerent- ‘(person) holding office’, from Latin vic- ‘office, place, turn’ + gerere ‘carry on, hold’.

 
 
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