Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 6, 2002 21:10
21 yrs ago
English term
Monsignor
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Religion
Religious studies
and Bishop of Hakodate.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +4 | 蒙席 |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 5 +1 | 徽 |
pong1984
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| 4 | 阁下（对罗马天主教大主教的称呼）和函馆主教 |
Haichao Wang
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| 3 | 曼希諾尔 |
Summit
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Proposed translations
+4
6 hrs
Xiaoping Fu
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Canada
Professional Translating with Enthusiasm
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English, English to Chinese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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蒙席
Monsignor 在香港、台湾的标准译法是“蒙席”。
“蒙席”是教皇赐封给那些德高望重的神职人员的荣誉头衔。
宗教界人士不太主张一般地将这个称谓译为“阁下”，因为那样不能体现这个称谓所代表的至高荣誉。
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Note added at 2002-07-07 04:10:32 (GMT)
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google returns 897 hits for 蒙席。
“蒙席”是教皇赐封给那些德高望重的神职人员的荣誉头衔。
宗教界人士不太主张一般地将这个称谓译为“阁下”，因为那样不能体现这个称谓所代表的至高荣誉。
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Note added at 2002-07-07 04:10:32 (GMT)
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google returns 897 hits for 蒙席。
Peer comment(s):
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Scott Li
: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10510a.htm
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Thank you Euro. The explanation in this site is very helpful.
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eandli
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Thanks.
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Raymond Chu
: This is the standard translation of the Catholic Church. All others appear to be only guessworks and should be discarded.
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Thank you Raymond.
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zhiyu liu
1 day 2 hrs
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Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great thanks to all of you, esp. Xiaoping for his flawlessly accurate translation. My compliments."
1 hr
曼希諾尔
罗马天主教，赐于一些教士的尊称。看来只能音译，同时希望能请教天主教的同仁。
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Note added at 2002-07-06 22:24:07 (GMT)
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或许也可作为“长老”之义
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Note added at 2002-07-06 22:24:07 (GMT)
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或许也可作为“长老”之义
1 hr
Haichao Wang
Native in Chinese
Accurate, Fluent and Elegant
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
阁下（对罗马天主教大主教的称呼）和函馆主教
A title and an office conferred on a male cleric by a pope.
阁下由罗马主教授予男性神职人员的称谓和官职
阁下由罗马主教授予男性神职人员的称谓和官职
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4 hrs
徽
That is how the bishop of the roman catholic church is called.
Peer comment(s):
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Li-chuan Yen
: Cambridge dic says "a title used with the name of a Roman Catholic priest of high rank". This is originally Italian, also for ρ份, .
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