prelature

常见例句

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。