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Meaning of "vicegerency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VICEGERENCY

vicegerency  [ˌvaɪsˈdʒɛrənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICEGERENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicegerency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VICEGERENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vicegerent

Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice + gerere.

Definition of vicegerency in the English dictionary

The definition of vicegerency in the dictionary is the position of a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler. Other definition of vicegerency is the position of the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICEGERENCY


aberrancy
æbˈɛrənsɪ
abhorrency
æbˈhɒrənsɪ
belligerency
bɪˈlɪdʒərənsɪ
coherency
kəʊˈhɪərənsɪ
concurrency
kənˈkʌrənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
errancy
ˈɛrənsɪ
eurocurrency
ˈjʊərəʊˌkʌrənsɪ
exuberancy
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənsɪ
fragrancy
ˈfreɪɡrənsɪ
incoherency
ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənsɪ
inerrancy
ɪnˈɛrənsɪ
inherency
ɪnˈhɪərənsɪ
itinerancy
ɪˈtɪnərənsɪ
multicurrency
ˌmʌltɪˈkʌrənsɪ
petrocurrency
ˈpɛtrəʊˌkʌrənsɪ
protuberancy
prəˈtjuːbərənsɪ
transparency
trænsˈpærənsɪ
vagrancy
ˈveɪɡrənsɪ
vibrancy
ˈvaɪbrənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICEGERENCY

vice-chancellorship
vice-consul
vice-counties
vice-county
vice-premier
vice-presidency
vice-presidential
vice-presidential candidate
vice-principal
vicegeral
vicegerent
viceless
vicelike
vicenary
vicennial
Vicente
Vicenza
viceregal
viceregal assent
viceregally

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICEGERENCY

agency
blocked currency
common currency
decimal currency
decurrency
differency
floating currency
foreign currency
fractional currency
green currency
hard currency
indifferency
legal currency
managed currency
nonbelligerency
paper currency
recurrency
reserve currency
single currency
single European currency
soft currency

Synonyms and antonyms of vicegerency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vicegerency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICEGERENCY

Find out the translation of vicegerency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vicegerency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vicegerency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

vicegerency
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vicerregencia
570 millions of speakers

English

vicegerency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vicegerency
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

vicegerency
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наместничество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vicegerency
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেলাফত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicegerency
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vicegerency
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vicegerency
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vicegerency
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vicegerency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vicegerency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vicegerency
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vicegerency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vicegerency
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicegerency
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vicegerency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

намісництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Domnia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vicegerency
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vicegerency
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vicegerency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambassdør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicegerency

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICEGERENCY»

The term «vicegerency» is used very little and occupies the 183.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICEGERENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vicegerency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vicegerency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicegerency

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICEGERENCY»

Discover the use of vicegerency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicegerency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ibn Al' Arabi
Finally, the greatest favor and degree by which God singled him out was that He attributed the vicegerency specifically to him, which He did not do for any other human, although there were regents among them. He said, O David, We have ...
Ibn al-ʻArabī, R. W. J. Austin, 1980
2
Islamic Philosophy and Occidental Phenomenology on the ...
Man's vicegerency is the hidden key to solving the puzzle of creativity in man allocated to him from among all beings, and if there is not Divine vicegerency, creativity in man cannot be philosophically justified. In a deeper mystical investigation, ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2006
3
Policy and Police: The Enforcement of the Reformation in the ...
He used its powers, large and small,2 and having held his visitation he very properly issued the necessary and customary Injunctions.3 1 The vicegerency is discussed by S. E. Lehmberg, 'Supremacy and Vicegerency: a reexamination,' Eng.
G. R. Elton, 1985
4
The Mystical Philosophy of Muhyid Din-ibnul Arabi
(c) Saintship and "General Vicegerency" {al khilafatu'l 'dmmah) The universal Logos as identifying itself in Ibnul 'Arab!'s Logos-doctrine with the spirit or Reality of Mohammed explains what he means here by the "General Vicegerency".
5
An Introduction to Said Nursi: Life, Thought, and Writings
This book introduces to the English-speaking world the leading modern Islamic thinker Said Nursi (1878-1960) - who has some nine million followers in modern day Turkey and around the world.
Suendam Birinci Pirim, Very Revd Ian S Markham, 2013
6
The Tao of Islam: A Sourcebook on Gender Relationships in ...
We have already suggested that Islam looks upon vicegerency as the supreme human state, the goal of human life. But in order to represent God, a person must first be worthy of the mission. God does not send any beggar out on His behalf.
Sachiko Murata, 1992
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Under Construction: Life Is Uphill All the Way ... You Need ...
[Genesis 1:26-28, 31] Our mandate is vicegerency. A vicegerent is a deputized officer possessing and exercising delegated authority. He is like a viceroy as opposed to a vice-president or vice-regent who may ascend to higher office.
Bobbe Harris, 2008
8
Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury, 1621-1683
By 1 536 the vicegerency was being used to intervene in most spheres of ecclesiastical authority: Cromwell was sitting in convocation and issuing injunctions in 1 538 concerning bible reading, preaching, teaching the creed and the Lord's ...
John Spurr, 2011
9
The Heart of Islamic Philosophy : The Quest for ...
Thereby it becomes apparent that every composition of plants brought out by the pillar earth as a vicegerency for heaven is received by the pillar water as a vicegerency for sunlight and depicted in the form of the four animals in various sorts of ...
Stony Brook William C. Chittick Professor of Comparative Studies State University of New York, 2001
10
Imamate: The vicegerency of the Holy Prophet
The vicegerency of the Holy Prophet Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi. ' IMAMATE (The Vicegerency 0f the Holy. Prophet) By ALLAMAH SAYYID SAEED AKHTAR RlZVl Annotated by SAYYID MUHAMMAD RIZVI BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF ...
Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICEGERENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicegerency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lidasan: Laudato Si reminds Muslims of the principle of Khilafa
Applying semantics, Khilafa's closest equivalent is "vicegerency," which is used by Yusuf Ali, who is one of the first Muslims who translated the Arabic text of the ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
2
Caliphate, a disputed concept, no longer has a hold over all Muslims
It is also used in the meaning of vicegerency and successor in the Qur'an. In Islam, the Prophet Muhammad is the Seal of the Prophets and no-one can take the ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
3
Questioning the Authenticity of the Prophets
Man's mission of khilafath (vicegerency) means that he is given freedom (though in a limited sense) to use his faculties for his own benefit. This renders him ... «Onislam.net, Jun 15»
4
Banking our biodiversity for the future
Vicegerency means the earth and biodiversity are a trust (amanah) that should not be taken lightly. CBD makes it incumbent for Malaysians to maintain our ... «The Star Online, Apr 15»
5
From Print Edition
On the other hand, the word khilafah is of the Arabic language and means 'vicegerency', 'succession', and 'political authority', It is used as a common Arabic ... «The News International, Mar 15»
6
Why Does God Create Deformed Babies?
The concept of the khilafah (vicegerency) of man means nothing else. What you call abnormalities in the universe such as deformities in babies are certainly part ... «Onislam.net, Mar 14»
7
Nature of democracy in Islam
The first point is that Islam uses the term 'vicegerency' (Khilafah) instead of sovereignty. Since, according to Islam, sovereignty belongs to God alone, anyone ... «Cebu Daily News, Jun 13»
8
The Concept of Worship in Islam
Man's fulfillment of his vicegerency mission completely depends on such a coalition. Without it, man would not really be a man, his life a life and his mission a ... «Onislam.net, Dec 11»
9
Tetap Optimistis
... untuk menghasilkan prestasi "ulil al-bab" sebagai bentuk pertanggungjawaban manusia dalam kedudukannya sebagai khalifah fil ardhi (divine vicegerency). «Republika Online, Nov 11»
10
Being Muslim on the Moon?
In this amazing creation of Allah, humankind is assigned the special status of vicegerency on earth, who are to wisely use the earth, according to the guidance of ... «Onislam.net, Sep 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vicegerency [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vicegerency>. Apr 2024 ».
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