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   ex cathedra

   /ˌɛks kəˈθiːdrə/

   adverb

   • 1. with the full authority of office (especially that of the Pope, implying infallibility as defined in Roman Catholic doctrine): "for an encyclical to be infallible the Pope must speak ex cathedra"

   adjective

   • 1. issued with the full authority of office (especially that of the Pope, implying infallibility as defined in Roman Catholic doctrine): "ex cathedra statements"

   Word Origin Latin, ‘from the (teacher's) chair’, from ex ‘from’ and cathedra ‘seat’ (see cathedral).

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