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ex cathedra

 
Dictionary: ex ca·the·dra   (ĕks' kə-thē'drə) pronunciation
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adv. & adj.
With the authority derived from one's office or position: the pope speaking ex cathedra; ex cathedra determinations.

[Latin ex cathedrā : ex, from + cathedrā, ablative of cathedra, chair.]


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From the chair or pulpit; spoken with authority; by virtue of office.

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[L., from the chair (esp. the seat of a bishop)]
by virtue of, or in the exercise of one's office; with authority  
<an ex cathedra pronouncement>
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IN BRIEF: With absolute authority.

pronunciation The minister preached from the pulpit with ex cathedra.

 
 
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infallibility (in Christianity)
Honorius I (Italian pope)

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