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Ex cathedra
Ex cathedra (Lat., ‘from the seat/throne’). Authoritative statements in Roman Catholicism.
Such definitions are ‘irreformable’, because they do not rely on the consent of the Church. The phrase colloquially has therefore come to refer to statements made with the kind of authority that brooks no argument. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Excathedra.html JOHN BOWKER. "Ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Excathedra.html |
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ex cathedra
ex cathedra with the full authority of office (especially that of the Pope, implying infallibility as defined in Roman Catholic doctrine). The phrase is Latin, ‘from the teacher's chair’, from ex ‘from’ and cathedra ‘seat’ (from Greek kathedra).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ex cathedra." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ex cathedra." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-excathedra.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ex cathedra." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-excathedra.html |
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ex cathedra
ex ca·the·dra / ˌeks kəˈ[unvoicedth]ēdrə/ • adv. & adj. with the full authority of office (esp. of the pope’s infallibility as defined in Roman Catholic doctrine): [as adv.] the pope spoke ex cathedra. |
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"ex cathedra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ex cathedra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-excathedra.html "ex cathedra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-excathedra.html |
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ex cathedra
ex cathedra. See CATHEDRA.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-excathedra.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex cathedra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-excathedra.html |
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ex cathedra
ex cathedra
•airer, bearer, carer, Clara, darer, declarer, Demerara, Éire, habanera, Halmahera, parer, Perak, primavera, repairer, Rivera, Riviera, Sarah, scarer, sharer, snarer, sparer, squarer, starer, swearer, tearer, wearer
•cause célèbre • torch-bearer
•swordbearer • pallbearer • wayfarer
•seafarer • capoeira • Phaedra
•sacra, simulacra
•Libra, vers libre
•ex cathedra
•chypre, Ypres
•palaestra (US palestra) • urethra
•joie de vivre
•mirror, sirrah
•Coimbra • Middlesbrough • Indra
•Sintra
•aspidistra, sistra
•algebra • orchestra • vertebra
•Beira, Fujairah, Hegira, Lyra, Myra, naira, palmyra, spirogyra
•Hydra • Lycra
•begorra, Gomorrah, horror
•double entendre • genre • amour propre • Le Nôtre • contra
•Cosa Nostra, rostra
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"ex cathedra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ex cathedra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-excathedra.html "ex cathedra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-excathedra.html |
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