prelature

prelature

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。