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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

magisterium Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • church: For Roman Catholics, the Pope and the magisterium of the church provide guidance and encouragement for such re-thinking.
  • dissent: It can be their own source book with which to challenge the oppression of the magisterium of dissent.

Adjective modifier

  • infallible: The proclamation of an infallible Magisterium is integral to this presentation of Christ and his work through the ages.
  • ordinary: In accord with that principle, the ordinary magisterium of the Pope consists mainly in his preaching and catecheses.
  • own: It was an imperfect word, but the word of God's own magisterium, a word of ' the Church ' .