papacy

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n. 罗马教皇职位, 教皇权, 教皇世系 [法] 罗马教皇的职位, 教皇权, 教皇统治

发音

US /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/

词形变化

papacies 复数 papacies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The office of a pope.

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  2. 2.

    The office of a pope.

    The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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    The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.

  3. 3.

    The period of a particular pope's reign.

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    The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

  4. 4.

    Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pontificate

上位词 3

government authorities regime

部分词 4

pope pontiff bishop of Rome Vicar of Christ

词源

Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).

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