magisterial
of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
imperious; domineering: a magisterial tone of command.
of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate: The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
of the rank of a magistrate: magisterial standing.
Origin of magisterial
1Other words from magisterial
- mag·is·te·ri·al·ly, adverb
- mag·is·te·ri·al·ness, noun
- un·mag·is·te·ri·al, adjective
Words that may be confused with magisterial
- magisterial , magistrate, majestic
Words Nearby magisterial
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How to use magisterial in a sentence
Elba is always magisterial, and for years now, his fans have been floating his name as a candidate for the next James Bond.
Idris Elba Brings a Regal Urban Cowboy to Life in Concrete Cowboy | Stephanie Zacharek | April 2, 2021 | TimeCalled “The Sword and Sovereignty,” it is a magisterial work running to more than 2,000 pages.
‘A Ghastly Waste of Time?’ Considering the Constitution | Seth Lipsky | January 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe lacks the magisterial tone of Colm Tóibín or the florid and fertile imagination of Patrick McCabe.
It is a picture of tragic grandeur, painted in sombre and magisterial colours on the fiery vault of hell.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierOld Lecamus maintained his paternal and magisterial dignity; he observed his son and said little.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
During the difficult beginnings of a household I, perhaps, assumed a magisterial tone?
Honorine | Honore de BalzacRelinquishing his magisterial powers, necessity compelled him to return home before spring, accompanied by some of his people.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale PlumbSuch was the man entrusted with more than magisterial power.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John West
British Dictionary definitions for magisterial
/ (ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəl) /
commanding; authoritative
domineering; dictatorial
of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status
of or relating to a magistrate
Origin of magisterial
1Derived forms of magisterial
- magisterially, adverb
- magisterialness, noun
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