magisterium

[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhm]

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

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

magisterium

/ ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of magisterium¹

1585–95; < Latin: magistery

Word History and Origins

Origin of magisterium¹

C19: see _magistery

Example Sentences

This new option will help depoliticize Catholic voting, while solidly anchoring votes on nonnegotiable moral issues in the church’s magisterium.

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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.

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

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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!"

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Pullman is an atheist, and his unflattering depiction of organized religion in the novels, which feature an authoritarian church body called the Magisterium, has drawn criticism from some Christian groups.

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