magisterium
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- noun
- /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪəriəm/
- Formal
- Issues such as abortion, fidelity to the Magisterium, and same-sex marriage continue to cause division among family members.
- ordinary magisterium
- universal magisterium
- papal magisterium
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, science has its domain, religion has its domain and, and those two magisteria don't overlap.
- You know, science has its domain, religion has its domain and, and those two magisteria don't overlap.
- And within that world, there is something called the Magisterium.
Examples
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Not every teaching of the Pope (or the Magisterium in general) is infallible.
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The magisterium serves as the official interpreter of Church teachings and doctrines.
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And even some where there is no Magisterium... and no Authority.
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The Magisterium is what people need.
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Is it because the magisterium says so?
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It's in the district office of the Magisterium.
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The Magisterium has no authority within these walls.
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Are you the girl the Magisterium seeks?
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Third, the Magisterium affirms that the fullness of revealed truth is to be found within the Catholic Church alone.
Academic text (2011) -
In this case, the papal teaching shares the infallibility of the ordinary universal magisterium.
Academic text (1997)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Magisterium comes from the Latin magister 'teacher' and the ending -ium that marks an office or place, and it shares its root with the English word master. So magisterium is the official 'teaching' authority or group that decides and enforces doctrine.