prelature
Americannoun
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the office of a prelate.
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the order of prelates.
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prelates collectively.
Etymology
Origin of prelature
From the Medieval Latin word praelātūra, dating back to 1600–10. See prelate, -ure
Example Sentences
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In 1978, he was ordained a priest of the Opus Dei Prelature by the late Cardinal Franz König at the Shrine of Torreciudad in Spain.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2019
Panula, the director of the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., was vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei in the U.S., 1998-2002.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2015
Prelature is a station of danger, and praise brings one to the very edge of the precipice.
From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Chalippe, Father Candide
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