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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cathedra \Cath"e*dra\, n. [L., fr Gr ? seat. See {Chair}.] The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority. {Ex cathedra} [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's office; with authority. The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible ``when he speaks ex cathedra.'' --Addis & Arnold's Cath. Dict. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cathedra n : the official chair of a bishop [syn: {bishop's throne}]
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