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prelate

/prel-it/US // ˈprɛl ɪt //UK // (ˈprɛlɪt) //

院长,教长,大主教,大主教大人

Related Words

bishop主教,主教大人,主主教dignitary要人,政要,显要人物,显贵cardinal红衣主教,红衣大主教,红衣主教的,红雀abbot住持,大修道院院长,修道士,院长ecclesiastic教会主义,教士,教会的,教会hierarch等级制度,层次结构,阶层,层次archbishop大主教,总主教,主教,拱门主教abbess女修道士,女修道院院长,女修道院长,女修道者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpriest
Synonyms
bishop主教,主教大人,主主教abbess女修道士,女修道院院长,女修道院长,女修道者abbot住持,大修道院院长,修道士,院长archbishop大主教,总主教,主教,拱门主教cardinal红衣主教,红衣大主教,红衣主教的,红雀dignitary要人,政要,显要人物,显贵ecclesiastic教会主义,教士,教会的,教会hierarch等级制度,层次结构,阶层,层次

Examples

  • It is the first time a prelate has ever been known to be arrested inside Vatican City.

  • True, Brazil was on the Vatican's agenda when Benedict XVI was pope and Bergoglio still an unsung prelate from the New World.

  • Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.

  • Thomas Sprat, an English prelate and poet, died; he was distinguished as a writer, and rewarded with preferments.

  • He was an Italian, and has the character of a great statesman, as well as a learned prelate.

  • William Warburton, bishop of Gloucester, died; an English prelate of great abilities.

  • Bora on April 27, 1852, this prelate was a man of great culture and a distinguished linguist, who had travelled considerably.

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