| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| magisterium |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mag·is·te·ri·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m j  -stîr  - m |
| NOUN: | Roman Catholic Church The authority to teach religious doctrine. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, the office of a teacher or other person in authority, from magister, master. See magisterial.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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