cathedra 的定义
plural ca·the·drae [kuh-thee-dree, kath-i-dree]. /kəˈθi dri, ˈkæθ ɪˌdri/.
- the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese.
- an official chair, as of a professor in a university.
- an ancient Roman chair used by women, having an inclined, curved back and curved legs flaring outward: the Roman copy of the Greek klismos.
cathedra 近义词
等同于 chair
等同于 throne
更多cathedra例句
- The one thing apparently impossible to him was to speak ex cathedra from heights of scientific erudition and attainment.
- Their opinions are given with an ex cathedra air that seems to exclude any appeal against them.
- The rationalistic philosophy of the Spanish Jews was there proclaimed ex cathedra.
- The pope when teaching ex cathedra acts as head of the whole episcopal body and of the whole Church.
- But when does the pope speak ex cathedra, and how is it to be distinguished when he is exercising his infallibility?