汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 天主教
天主教
Catholicism
也称罗马公教”。与正教、基督教新教并称为基督教三大教派。基督教产生后不久,就逐渐分化为以罗马为中心的西派教会和以君士坦丁堡为中心的东派教会。1054年两派正式分裂,西派教会自称公教”,有等级森严的教阶制度。中世纪时在西欧各国占统治地位。16世纪宗教改革运动中产生脱离天主教的基督教新教后,在欧洲部分国家中丧失统治地位。主要分布于意、法、比、西、葡、匈、波、美及拉丁美洲各国。12世纪末13世纪初传入中国,后中断。明万历十年(1582年)耶稣会会士利玛窦到中国,天主教再次传入。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他是世界天主教的宗教领袖。

He is the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics.

他接受培训成了一名天主教神父。

He had trained to be a Catholic priest.

笃信天主教使她无法接受堕胎。

Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.

天主教在整个波兰历史中扮演了重要的角色。

The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.

当地各族群众主要信仰原始宗教、天主教、基督教和藏传佛教(喇嘛教)。

The main beliefs of the local people are primitive religion, Catholicism, Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism).

普尔加是西班牙著名天主教君主,费尔南多和伊莎贝尔的官方历史学家。

Pulgar was the official historian of the monarchs Fernando and Isabel, the famous Catholic Monarchs of Spain.

不过,天主教会对这项提案表示强烈指责,认为这完全有悖于婚姻的本质。

But the Catholic Church has denounced the new proposal as an attack on marriage.

托马斯先生受教于天主教修女。在修女开办的学校里他专心工作,刻苦学习。

Mr. Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended to work and study hard.

同年稍后,查理二世的幼弟及皇位继承人,约克公爵詹姆斯,公开他的天主教信仰,并在测试法案的规范下辞去所有公职。

Charles II's younger brother and the heir to the throne James, Duke of York, made his Catholic faith publicly known later that year and resigned all his offices under the terms of the Test Act.

马龙派是当地最大的基督教团体,他们和天主教教堂有着深厚悠久的渊源,但拥有其自己的家长,礼拜仪式和习俗。

The Maronites are the largest of the Christian groups. They have had a long and continuous association with the Catholic Church, but have their own patriarch, liturgy, and customs.