magisterium

American  

[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhm] / ˌmædʒ əˈstɪər i əm /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. the authority and power of the church to teach religious truth.

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magisterium British  

/ ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəm /

noun

1. the teaching authority or function of the Roman Catholic Church

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Etymology

Origin of magisterium

1585–95; < Latin: magistery

Example Sentences

The books see her grow from an 11-year-old girl into a woman in her early 20s, with her world ruled by the Magisterium, a shadowy religious and political organisation.

From BBC

In The Rose Field, the Magisterium is waging war on imagination, which it calls a false, seductive and dangerous doctrine.

From BBC

Hallow does provide a space to bring concerns like mine: an "artificial intelligence" feature called Magisterium AI, which offers, "Ask me questions on faith and Church teaching!"

From Salon

In the statement, the Vatican said: “In no uncertain terms, the Church’s magisterium upholds the respect due to every human being. The Catholic Church therefore repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political “doctrine of discovery.”

From Seattle Times

He should promote the unity of the church but cannot participate in any meetings of bishops or cardinals, and should consult the reigning pope before publishing anything on the doctrine and life of the church, social questions “or anything that can be considered as competing opinions with the pontifical magisterium.”

From Seattle Times