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Definition of ex cathedra adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ex cathedra

adverb,adjective

adverb, adjective

NAmE//ˌɛks kəˈθidrə//

(formal) (religion)

speaking with the authority of your position The Pope was speaking ex cathedra.

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