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minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]hexbear33·2 months agoex cathedra literally means "out [from] the chair" but it's a figurative statement that just means "speaking as the holder of this position rather than as a private individual" link
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mlhexbear15·2 months agoThis phrase in Latin is still commonly used in Poland in exactly this meaning. linkfedilink
minus-squarethethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]hexbear13·2 months ago"official acts" by a president vs personal acts link
minus-squareegg1918 [she/her]hexbear12·2 months agoWait so a cathedral is just a church with a big chair for like official church statements? link
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]hexbear16·2 months agoCathedrals are named for having such chairs, yes. link
ex cathedra literally means "out [from] the chair" but it's a figurative statement that just means "speaking as the holder of this position rather than as a private individual"
This phrase in Latin is still commonly used in Poland in exactly this meaning.
"official acts" by a president vs personal acts
Wait so a cathedral is just a church with a big chair for like official church statements?
Cathedrals are named for having such chairs, yes.