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concordat

UK //kənˈkɔːdæt//US //kənˈkɔːrdæt//

词源

源自法语 concordat,基于拉丁语 concordatum(意为'达成一致'),来自动词 concordare(使和谐)。

noun

❶ 指政府与教会之间达成的正式协议,通常涉及宗教事务的管理权或双方的权利义务关系。常见于政教关系复杂的国家。

“The concordat between the Vatican and Italy recognized Catholicism as the state religion.”

(梵蒂冈与意大利签订的政教协定承认天主教为国教。)

“Negotiating a new concordat took nearly a decade of discussions.”

(新协约的谈判经历了近十年的讨论。)

同义词:agreement, pact, treaty

常见短语

sign a concordat — 正式签署政教协议,通常需要双方最高权力机构的批准。

“The president will sign the concordat with the Archbishop next week.”

(总统将于下周与大主教签署政教协议。)