magistery

Examples

• All

• We think no seminarian depending openly on his senses was meant to profit from the puissant magistery of intuitive art, a subject wise men considered too precious for public expenditure.

  Fiction book (1991)

• And he that fails to read blackness at the beginning shall fail at his magistery.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Hermetic nights do I consecrate to magistery, to imperative questions.

  Fiction book (1991)

• But I say alchymic magistery cannot be conferred by diploma nor through philosophic reflection, nor by those souffleurs that burn charcoal, since being duped on their own ignorance, they make dupes of others.

  Fiction book (1991)

• After years of practice, her magistery in painting was evident in every brush stroke.

• His magistery in mathematics earned him a position as a professor at the university.

Synonyms

S

sophistication

vsmagistery

15 7.6

Having a high level of technical knowledge and skill

emphasizes wide expert command in a field rather than technical complexity

E

erudition

vsmagistery

• Formal

5 8.8

Great knowledge gained from study and reading

leans toward skilled command in a field rather than only book learning

M

masterly command

vsmagistery

• Formal

6.7

Great skill and control in a subject or activity

is broader expert status, highlighting deep expertise in a field like literature

M

mastership

vsmagistery

7.1

Very high skill in doing something that an expert shows

stresses broad field expertise rather than skill in a single activity

E

expertness

vsmagistery

6.4

High skill or knowledge in a specific area

leans more toward high standing across a subject rather than narrow skill

E

eruditeness

vsmagistery

• Formal

9.9

A quality of knowing a lot from careful study

values practical expertise in a field more than mere scholarly breadth

L

learnedness

vsmagistery

• Formal

8.9

Deep knowledge someone has after long study of books

highlights applied expertise and field reputation over formal academic learning

E

encyclopedism

vsmagistery

• Formal

9.9

Very wide and deep knowledge of many different subjects

focuses on high expertise within a single field rather than broad knowledge

Antonyms

I

incompetence

92 4.4

Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill

How Skilled

magistery

9.9

skill

∞ 1.0

competence

69 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology