Ex cathedra means by virtue of or in the exercise of one's office or position; often used ironically to state something with great certainty.
Ex cathedra significa por virtud o en el ejercicio del cargo o posición de uno; a menudo se usa irónicamente para afirmar algo con gran certeza.
| Front | ex cathedra \eks-kuh-THEE-druh\ |
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| Back | adjective By virtue of or in the exercise of one's office or position [From Latin ex cathedra (from the chair), from cathedra (chair). In the Roman Catholic Church, when the Pope speaks ex cathedra he is considered infallible. The word cathedral is short for the full term cathedral church, meaning the principal church of a diocese, one containing a bishop's throne. NOTE: The term is often used ironically or sarcastically to describe self-certain statements, alluding to the Pope's supposed infallibility, as if an office or position conferred immunity from error.] |
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