magisterium
magisterium noun: the teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.
Noun
magisterium (plural magisteriums or magisteria)
- The teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Synonyms:
- magistery
- An authoritative statement.
- The philosopher's stone.
- This is the day, I am to perfect for him / The Magiſterium, our great worke, the Stone; […]1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, Act I, scene iv, signature...
Synonyms of magisterium
Forms of magisterium
| plural | magisteriums |
|---|---|
| plural | magisteria |
Origin of magisterium
Learned borrowing from Latin magisterium (“office of a president, chief; magisterium”), from magister (“master”). Equivalent to magister + -ium. Doublet of magistery.
Words formed from magisterium
Words that rhyme with magisterium
- collyrium
- delirium
- deuterium
- imperium
- meitnerium
- psalterium
- apterium
- archaebacterium
- bacterium
- cerium
- corynebacterium
- criterium
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Questions about magisterium
- What does magisterium mean?
- Magisterium means the teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.
- What part of speech is magisterium?
- Magisterium is a noun.
- What is the plural of magisterium?
- The plural of magisterium is magisteriums.
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