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单词 Peter's pence
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Definition of Peter's pence in English:

Peter's pence

plural nounˌpiːtəz ˈpɛnsˌpidərz ˈpɛns
  • 1historical An annual tax of one penny from every householder having land of a certain value, paid to the papal see at Rome from Anglo-Saxon times until discontinued in 1534 after Henry VIII's break with Rome.

    〈史〉一便士奉金(每一户拥有一定价值土地的家庭每年向罗马教廷交纳的一便士的税,从盎格鲁-撒克逊时代始,直到1534年亨利八世与罗马决裂为止)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • William the Conqueror refused homage to the Pope but promised that Peter's Pence should be paid.
  • 2A voluntary payment by Roman Catholics to the papal treasury, made since 1860.

    1860(1860年后)天主教教徒向教廷自愿交纳的奉金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The monsignor said that in 2006 Peter's Pence aided "victims of war and natural disasters, displaced persons and migrants, as well as to nascent dioceses, Catholic educational centers, scholarships, orphans of genocide, war, or of AIDS in Africa.
    • Some parishes do not take a separate collection for Peter's Pence but just give a percent of the single collection from last Sunday.

Origin

Named after St Peter, the first pope (see Peter, St).

Definition of Peter's pence in US English:

Peter's pence

plural nounˌpidərz ˈpɛnsˌpēdərz ˈpens
  • 1historical An annual tax of one penny from every English householder having land of a certain value, paid to the papal see at Rome from Anglo-Saxon times until it was discontinued in 1534 after Henry VIII's break with Rome.

    〈史〉一便士奉金(每一户拥有一定价值土地的家庭每年向罗马教廷交纳的一便士的税,从盎格鲁-撒克逊时代始,直到1534年亨利八世与罗马决裂为止)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • William the Conqueror refused homage to the Pope but promised that Peter's Pence should be paid.
  • 2A voluntary payment by Roman Catholics to the papal treasury, made since 1860.

    1860(1860年后)天主教教徒向教廷自愿交纳的奉金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The monsignor said that in 2006 Peter's Pence aided "victims of war and natural disasters, displaced persons and migrants, as well as to nascent dioceses, Catholic educational centers, scholarships, orphans of genocide, war, or of AIDS in Africa.
    • Some parishes do not take a separate collection for Peter's Pence but just give a percent of the single collection from last Sunday.

Origin

Named after St Peter, the first pope (see Peter, St).

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