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单词 prelature
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Definition of prelature in English:

prelature

noun ˈprɛlətjʊə
  • 1The office, rank, or sphere of authority of a prelate.

    高级教士职位(头衔,辖区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Opus Dei, as a personal prelature, forms part of the Church's hierarchical structure.
    • The authorities of the prelature must totally avoid even so much as giving advice on these matters.
    • The apostolic administrator of the prelature was eventually released unharmed.
    • Thomas is a member of Opus Dei, the personal prelature of the Pope comprised of lay persons.
    • Opus Dei was founded by a priest, has a bishop at its head, and numbers many priests and bishops among its members; its full name, before it was erected as a personal prelature, was the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei.
    1. 1.1the prelature Prelates collectively.
      总称高级教士

Origin

Early 17th century: from French prélature, from medieval Latin praelatura, from praelatus 'civil dignitary' (see prelate).

Definition of prelature in US English:

prelature

noun
  • 1The office, rank, or sphere of authority of a prelate.

    高级教士职位(头衔,辖区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thomas is a member of Opus Dei, the personal prelature of the Pope comprised of lay persons.
    • The apostolic administrator of the prelature was eventually released unharmed.
    • Opus Dei was founded by a priest, has a bishop at its head, and numbers many priests and bishops among its members; its full name, before it was erected as a personal prelature, was the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei.
    • The authorities of the prelature must totally avoid even so much as giving advice on these matters.
    • Opus Dei, as a personal prelature, forms part of the Church's hierarchical structure.
    1. 1.1the prelature Prelates collectively.
      总称高级教士

Origin

Early 17th century: from French prélature, from medieval Latin praelatura, from praelatus ‘civil dignitary’ (see prelate).

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