cathedra
cathedra is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority. Ex cathedra Etym: [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's office; with authority. The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible "when he speaks ex cathedra." Addis & Arnold's Cath. Dict.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedary
- academic
- academy
- alma
- ambo
- amphitheater
- and
- art
- auditorium
- boarding
- book
- box
- chair
- class
- college
- collegiate
- continuation
- convent
- creche
- cyclopedia
- day
- denominational
- desk
- dictionary
- educational
- encyclopedia
- fellowship
- forum
- government
- grade
- grammar
- high
- horn
- hustings
- infant
- institute
- institution
- kindergarten
- lectern
- lecture
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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