papacy
n. 罗马教皇职位,教皇的在位期间
The papacy is the position, power, and authority of the Pope, including the period of time that a particular person holds this position.
Throughout his papacy, John Paul has called for a second evangelization of Europe.
在担任教皇期间,约翰·保罗倡导欧洲进行第二次基督教化。
1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years.
他升任教皇后在位两年。
Papal diplomacy is almost as old as the papacy.
教廷外交几乎同教皇的职位一样古老.
Nowhere , however, was this opposition to the Papacy manifested more clearly than in Germany.
然而, 反对教皇最激烈的地方是德国.