papacy
n. 羅馬教皇職位,教皇的在位期間
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.
在擔任教皇期間,約翰·保羅倡導歐洲進行第二次基督教化。
1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years.
他升任教皇后在位兩年。
Papal diplomacy is almost as old as the papacy.
教廷外交幾乎同教皇的職位一樣古老.
Nowhere , however, was this opposition to the Papacy manifested more clearly than in Germany.
然而, 反對教皇最激烈的地方是德國.