高位聖職者
解説 Definition
prelates は prelate の複数形で、キリスト教会における司教や大司教などの高位聖職者たちを指します。
Prelates are high-ranking members of the Christian clergy, such as bishops or archbishops. The word is mainly used in religious or historical contexts. It is a formal term and is not common in everyday conversation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
教会で高い地位にある司教や大司教を思い浮かべましょう。組織の上位の役職と結び付け、prelate が1人、prelates が複数と覚えます。
Picture bishops or archbishops holding senior positions in a church. Associate the word with high rank, and remember that prelate is singular while prelates is plural.
例文
The prelates gathered at the Vatican to discuss important matters of church doctrine.
高位聖職者たちは、教会の教義に関する重要な問題を話し合うためにバチカンに集まりました。
The ceremony was attended by several prelates, including two archbishops and a cardinal.
その式典には、大司教2名と枢機卿1名を含む数名の高位聖職者が出席しました。
prelates の類義語・関連語
対義語
prelates の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 praelatus（前に運ばれた者）に由来し、prae-（前に）+ latus（運ばれた）に分解される。「他者より前に置かれた＝上位に立つ者」の意。関連語: prefer（好む＝前に運ぶ）、relate（関係づける）。教会で上位に立つ聖職者を指す。
Prelates comes from Latin praelatus, meaning "carried before" or "placed in front." It is formed from prae-, meaning "before," and latus, the past participle of a verb meaning "to carry." The idea developed into "a person placed above others," which is why it came to refer to high-ranking church leaders.
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