单词 | titular |
释义 | titular/ˈtɪtjʊlə /adjective 1Holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority: the queen is titular head of the Church of England a titular post...
Synonyms nominal, in title/name only, formal, official, ceremonial; token, puppet; theoretical, purported, supposed, ostensible 1.1(Of a cleric) nominally appointed to serve a diocese, abbey, or other foundation no longer in existence, and typically in fact having authority in another capacity.In 1677, he became a titular bishop, and spent the rest of his life ministering to the minority Roman Catholic populations in northern Germany, Denmark, and Norway....
2Relating to or denoted by a title: the work’s titular song...
Synonyms eponymous, identifying; after whom/which something is named rare designative, appellative, denominative 3Denoting any of the parish churches in Rome to which cardinals are formally appointed: the priests of the titular churches OriginLate 16th century (in the sense 'existing only in name'): from French titulaire or modern Latin titularis, from titulus (see title). |
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