ex cathedra

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ex cathedra

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Borrowed from Latin ex cathedrā (“from the (teacher's) chair”).

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With authority based on one's rank or office. The best training for style is speech; not monologues, or lectures ex cathedra, like those of the German professors, of whose uninterrupted didacticity their literature bears too many marks

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"ex cathedra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ex%20cathedra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ex cathedra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ex%20cathedra

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"ex cathedra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ex%20cathedra.

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@misc{ex_cathedra_2026,
  title = {ex cathedra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ex%20cathedra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}