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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ex cathedra 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. [1913 Webster] Ex cathedra [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's office; with authority. [1913 Webster] The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible “when he speaks ex cathedra.” --Addis & Arnold's Cath. Dict. [1913 Webster]