| 释义 |
ca·hens·ly·ism
\kəˈhenzlēˌizəm, -n(t)sl-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Peter P. Cahensly fl 1891 German parliamentarian who proposed the plan + English -ism
: a movement to divide the foreign-born Roman Catholic population of the United States for ecclesiastical purposes according to European nationalities and to appoint bishops and priests of the same national origin and language as the majority of the members of a diocese or parish |