magisterium
noun
mag·is·te·ri·um
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Definition of magisterium
: teaching authority especially of the Roman Catholic Church
Examples of magisterium in a Sentence
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The trailer teased the war with the evil organization known the magisterium, with Lord Asriel on one side and Mrs. Coulter on the other. — Will Thorne, chicagotribune.com, "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson debut ‘His Dark Materials’ trailer at Comic-Con," 19 July 2019 The new rules say the bishops' final document becomes part of his official church teaching, or magisterium — but only if the pope approves it. — Nicole Winfield, Fox News, "Pope gives bishops more decision-making options," 18 Sep. 2018 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017 There is no evangelical magisterium, dictating the terms of excommunication and apostasy. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Nashville Statement Signatories Want to Excommunicate Other Christians for the Sin of Accepting LGBTQ Folk," 13 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'magisterium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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