pontifical
adjective religion specialized uk/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kəl/ us/pɑːnˈtɪf.ɪ.kəl/
教皇的;宗座的
relating to the position or authority of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church)
"Pontifical secrecy" in relation to canonical investigations is still part of Canon Law. 与教规调查有关的“宗座保密法规”仍然是《教会法》的一部分。
important pontifical documents 重要的教皇文件
Synonym: papal
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- In the Sixties, a pontifical commission on contraception recommended that Rome should lift its ban on artificial birth control.
- Armati was a graduate of the pontifical university of Rome.
- It was the year of the pontifical visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine.