| 释义 |
Roman Catholicadj. & n.●adj. of the part of the Christian Church acknowledging the Pope as its head 天主教的，罗马公教的(承认罗马教皇的传统权威) ●n. a member of this Church 天主教徒 □ Roman Catholicism n.[17th-c. translation of Latin (Ecclesia) Romana Catholica (et Apostolica) ‘Catholic (and Apostolic) (Church) of Rome’, apparently originally as a conciliatory term in place of the earlier Roman, Romanist, or Romish, which had aquired derogatory overtones: see ROMAN, CATHOLIC] |