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cathedra

[ kuh-thee-druh, kath-i- ]

noun

, plural ca·the·drae [k, uh, -, thee, -dree, kath, -i-dree].
  1. the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese.
  2. an official chair, as of a professor in a university.
  3. an ancient Roman chair used by women, having an inclined, curved back and curved legs flaring outward: the Roman copy of the Greek klismos.


cathedra

/ kəˈθiːdrə /

noun

  1. a bishop's throne
  2. the office or rank of a bishop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cathedra1

1625–35; < Latin < Greek kathédra, derivative of kathézomai to sit down; cata-, sit 1; chair
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cathedra1

from Latin: chair
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Example Sentences

The one thing apparently impossible to him was to speak ex cathedra from heights of scientific erudition and attainment.

Their opinions are given with an ex cathedra air that seems to exclude any appeal against them.

The rationalistic philosophy of the Spanish Jews was there proclaimed ex cathedra.

The pope when teaching ex cathedra acts as head of the whole episcopal body and of the whole Church.

But when does the pope speak ex cathedra, and how is it to be distinguished when he is exercising his infallibility?

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