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magisterium
magisterium definition
mag·is·te·rium (maj′is tir′ē əm)
noun
the authority, office, and power to teach true doctrine by divine guidance, held by the Roman Catholic Church to have been given to itself alone by divine commission; also, the doctrine so taught
Etymology: L < magister, master
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