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− | ===Adjective=== | + | ==Etymology== |
| + | post-[[classical]] [[Latin]] magisterialis ([http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Century 6th century].; attested in British [[sources]] in [[senses]] ‘of a master’, etc., and also in special use in [[alchemy]] in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] in sense ‘of superior [[quality]]’ |
| + | ===Definitions=== |
| '''magisterial''' | | '''magisterial''' |
− | # Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in [[authority]] | + | # Of or pertaining to a master or [[magistrate]], or one in [[authority]] |
− | # Having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; [[authoritative]]. | + | # Having the [[manner]] of a magister; official; commanding; [[authoritative]]. |
− | # Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. | + | # Pertaining to, produced by, or of the [[nature]] of, magistery. |
| + | ==Historical== |
| + | The Magisterial Reformation is a phrase that "draws [[attention]] to the [[manner]] in which the Lutheran and Calvinist reformers related to secular [[authorities]], such as princes, [[magistrates]], or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy".[1] While the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Reformation Radical Reformation] rejected any secular [[authority]] over the Church, the Magisterial Reformation argued for the [[interdependence]] of the church and secular authorities, i.e. "The magistrate had a right to authority within the church, just as the church could rely on the authority of the magistrate to enforce discipline, suppress heresy, or maintain order."[2] |
| + | ==References== |
| + | # McGrath, Alistair. 1998. Historical Theology, An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. p. 159. |
| + | # McGrath, op.cit. p. 159 |
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