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单词 magisterium
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Definition of magisterium in English:

magisterium

noun ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəmˌmajəˈstirēəm
mass noun
  • 1The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, especially as exercised by bishops or the Pope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Submission to the teaching of the papacy and magisterium, as I understand it, is simply mainstream Catholicism, as is the Catholic Church's sturdy defense of the rights of conscience and the dignity of all human beings.
    • Who are you to set yourself up as an individual in opposition to the pope and the authentic magisterium?
    • In theory Cardinal Winning could have spoken out on the strength of his magisterium, as a representative of the teaching authority of his church.
    • The mandate requires the professor to ‘teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the church's magisterium.’
    • Curran ought to restrict use of the term ‘teaching’ to the formal exercise of the ecclesiastical magisterium.
    1. 1.1 The official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Very few Catholic theologians would deny the legitimacy and importance of the teaching function of the magisterium, that is, the formulation of doctrines that express the essential elements of Christian belief.
      • The Latin term magisterium means teaching office, but in the official language of the church hierarchy it means the teachings of bishops and the pope.
      • Nonetheless, scholastic theologians did not spend their time simply defending the doctrines articulated by the magisterium.
      • Curran's contention that much moral knowledge is limited and contingent, Farley claims, sharply undercuts the certitude permeating many of the magisterium's official documents.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Latin, 'the office of master', from magister (see magister).

Rhymes

cerium, imperium
 
 

Definition of magisterium in US English:

magisterium

nounˌmajəˈstirēəm
  • 1The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, especially as exercised by bishops or the Pope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Curran ought to restrict use of the term ‘teaching’ to the formal exercise of the ecclesiastical magisterium.
    • Submission to the teaching of the papacy and magisterium, as I understand it, is simply mainstream Catholicism, as is the Catholic Church's sturdy defense of the rights of conscience and the dignity of all human beings.
    • In theory Cardinal Winning could have spoken out on the strength of his magisterium, as a representative of the teaching authority of his church.
    • Who are you to set yourself up as an individual in opposition to the pope and the authentic magisterium?
    • The mandate requires the professor to ‘teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the church's magisterium.’
    1. 1.1 The official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Curran's contention that much moral knowledge is limited and contingent, Farley claims, sharply undercuts the certitude permeating many of the magisterium's official documents.
      • The Latin term magisterium means teaching office, but in the official language of the church hierarchy it means the teachings of bishops and the pope.
      • Nonetheless, scholastic theologians did not spend their time simply defending the doctrines articulated by the magisterium.
      • Very few Catholic theologians would deny the legitimacy and importance of the teaching function of the magisterium, that is, the formulation of doctrines that express the essential elements of Christian belief.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Latin, ‘the office of master’, from magister (see magister).

 
 
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