prelature

基本解释

• n.高级教士之职；主教

同根派生

英汉例句

• Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Pope himself.
  天主事工会是一个教皇个人的教区。
• Beyond the prelature's adherence to the arcane ritual of corporal mortification, their views on women were medieval at best.
  且不说这个教派固守着肉体惩罚的秘密仪式，他们对女人的看法充其量也只是中世纪的。
• Their ascension to grace was jump-started in 1982 when Pope John Paul II unexpectedly elevated them to a "personal prelature of the Pope," officially sanctioning all of their practices.
  从此，他们的地位突然飙升了许多。