seat+of+authority

  • 71Martineau, James — ▪ English theologian born April 21, 1805, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng. died Jan. 11, 1900, London       English Unitarian theologian and philosopher whose writings emphasized the individual human conscience as the primary guide for determining correct… …

    Universalium

  • 72White, William — ( 17 48 1836 )    first presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in America    William White was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 1748. His family was relatively wealthy and young William studied English, Latin, and theology. In… …

    Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • 73 — 【위】 자리; 자리 잡다; 분 (인원의 경칭) 人 (사람인) + 立 (설립) 人부 5획 (총7획) [1] position; rank; status [2] location; seat [3] numerical adjunct [4] [n] seat of authority [5] [n] person [6] [v] take its place イ·くらい 考位 (고위) 돌아가신 아버지와 각대 (各代) 할아버지의 위 (位) 坤位 (곤위) 죽은 여자의… …

    Hanja (Korean Hanzi) dictionary

  • 74Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto — (1915–2006)    General, army commander, and head of state in Chile. He led the coup that toppled the elected government of the socialist president Salvador Allende Gossens on 11 September 1973, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 17… …

    Historical Dictionary of the “Dirty Wars”

  • 75presiding — adj. occupying a position of authority, directing, managing, leading pre·side || prɪ zaɪd v. act as chairman, have the seat of authority; direct, manage, lead …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 76see — see1 verb (sees, seeing, saw; past participle seen) 1》 perceive with the eyes.     ↘watch (a game, film, or other entertainment).     ↘experience or witness (an event or situation). 2》 deduce after reflection or from information.     ↘ascertain… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 77exasperation — n 1. provocation, fomentation, incitement, incitation, instigation, excitation, agitation, inflammation, deliberate aggravation; provoking, fomenting, inciting, instigating, agitating, inflaming; infuriation, enragement; infuriating, angering. 2 …

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  • 78helm — n 1. wheel, tiller, rudder, automatic pilot, Fig. reins. 2. throne, seat of authority, Inf. saddle, Inf. driver s seat …

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  • 79ex cathedra — ex ca•the•dra [[t]ˈɛks kəˈθi drə, ˈkæθ ɪ drə[/t]] adv. adj. fot rel from the seat of authority; with authority: used esp. of those papal pronouncements that are considered infallible • Etymology: 1810–20; < L: lit., from the throne …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80ex cathedra — /ɛks kəˈθidrə/ (say eks kuh theedruh) adverb from the seat of authority; with authority, used especially of those pronouncements of the pope which are considered infallible when made on matters of faith and morals. {Latin: from the chair} –ex… …