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Ex cathedra

adverb
1.
With the full authority of the office.






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"Ex cathedra" Quotes from Famous Books



... entertaining, interesting, or amusing. I hold, however, to another maxim, that "he is a benefactor to mankind who furnishes them with innocent materials for laughter and delight," a maxim that did not come exactly "ex cathedra," but is full as profound, and correct. If I have been so fortunate as to contribute to, or become the cause of innocent delight, I shall think that the "Forecastle Yarns" have ...
— An Old Sailor's Yarns • Nathaniel Ames



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