ex cathedraadjective [ before noun ], adverb
uk/ˌeks kəˈθiː.drə/us/ˌeks kəˈθiː.drə/formalwith complete authority, or said by the Pope to be true and so accepted by all members of the Roman Catholic Church
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- heel
- high-handed
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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Christianity: The Roman Catholic Church
Examples from literature
- I said, 'A Bishop's lightest word ex cathedra is heavy.
- Is there another judge of morals than the Pope speaking ex cathedra, as I always did?