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magisterium
magisterium
English
Noun
magisterium (plural magisteriums or magisteria)
- the teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
Latin
Etymology
From magister (“master”). Compare ministerium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.ɡisˈte.ri.um/
Noun
magisterium n (genitive magisteriī); second declension
- the office of a president, chief, director, superintendent
- magisterium
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | magisterium | magisteria |
| genitive | magisteriī | magisteriōrum |
| dative | magisteriō | magisteriīs |
| accusative | magisterium | magisteria |
| ablative | magisteriō | magisteriīs |
| vocative | magisterium | magisteria |
Related terms
References
- magisterium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- magisterium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- MAGISTERIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “magisterium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- magisterium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016