magisterium

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noun

The teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.

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magistery
OriginLatin magisterium →
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Meanings

nounmagisterium (plural magisteriums or magisteria)

plural magisteriums · plural magisteria

  1. The teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.

    Synonyms: magistery

  2. An authoritative statement.
  3. alchemyThe 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 [C4], recto

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.

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magistery
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magistery

Origin

  1. Latinmagisterium“office of a president, chief; magisterium”
  2. Englishmagisterium

Learned borrowing from Latin magisterium (“office of a president, chief; magisterium”), from magister (“master”). Equivalent to magister + -ium. Doublet of magistery.

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APA

magisterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magisterium

MLA

“magisterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magisterium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magisterium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magisterium.

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