🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

católico pós-conciliar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: katoliku pos-konsiliar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Post-Vatican II Catholic/ˌpoʊst ˈvæt.ɪ.kən ˌtaɪ ˈkæθ.əl.ɪk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O católico pós-conciliar vive sua fé em diálogo com o mundo moderno."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of the Catholic Church who adheres to or is shaped by the theological and liturgical practices resulting from the Second Vatican Council.

    "As a post-Vatican II Catholic, she preferred the Mass celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of the period, theology, and ecclesiastical practices of the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council.

    "The parish underwent significant architectural and liturgical changes during the post-Vatican II era."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'post-' (Latin for after), 'Vatican II' referring to the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican (1962–1965), and 'Catholic' from the Greek 'katholikos' meaning universal. The term emerged in the mid-20th century to describe the theological, liturgical, and cultural paradigm shift within the Catholic Church following the reforms instituted by the council.

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🇫🇷French → English

catholique post-Vatican II

Transliteration: katolik post-vatikan de

"Il se définit comme un catholique post-Vatican II attaché au dialogue interreligieux."

🇩🇪German → English

nachkonziliarer Katholik

Transliteration: nakhkontsiliara katolik

"Als nachkonziliarer Katholik schätzt er die moderne Liturgie."

🇮🇹Italian → English

cattolico post-Vaticano II

Transliteration: kattolico post-vatikano secondo

"Molti cattolici post-Vaticano II partecipano attivamente alla vita parrocchiale."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

católico posconciliar

Transliteration: katolico poskonsiliar

"El católico posconciliar valora la participación de los laicos en la Iglesia."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

católico pós-conciliar

Transliteration: katoliku pos-konsiliar

"O católico pós-conciliar vive sua fé em diálogo com o mundo moderno."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

वेटिकन द्वितीय के बाद का कैथोलिक

Transliteration: vētikan dvitīy ke bād kā kaiṭholik

"वेटिकन द्वितीय के बाद का कैथोलिक आधुनिक सुधारों का समर्थन करता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

梵蒂冈第二次会议后的天主教徒

Transliteration: fàndìgāng dì'èr cì huìyì hòu de tiānzhǔjiàotú

"作为一个梵蒂冈第二次会议后的天主教徒,他习惯了使用地方语言做弥撒。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

제2차 바티칸 공의회 이후의 가톨릭 신자

Transliteration: je-icha batikan gong-uihoe ihu-ui gatollik sinja

"제2차 바티칸 공의회 이후의 가톨릭 신자들은 현대적인 전례를 받아들였습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

第2バチカン公会議後のカトリック信者

Transliteration: daini bachikan kōkaigi go no katorikku shinja

"第2バチカン公会議後のカトリック信者は、現代社会との対話を重視します。"

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