'Magisterial' definitions:
Definition of 'magisterial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions"
adjective
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and- mighty, magisterial, peremptory]
adjective
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial]
Definition of 'Magisterial'
From: GCIDE
- Magisterial \Mag`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. magisterius magisterial. See Master.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic. [1913 Webster]
- When magisterial duties from his home Her father called. --Glover. [1913 Webster]
- We are not magisterial in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Alchem. & Old Chem.) Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant.
- Usage: Magisterial, Dogmatical, Arrogant. One who is magisterial assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is dogmatical lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is arrogant insults others by an undue assumption of superiority. Those who have long been teachers sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which borders too much on the magisterial, and may be unjustly construed as dogmatical, or even arrogant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'magisterial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- absolutist,
- absolutistic,
- accepted,
- adept,
- adroit,
- approved,
- apt,
- arbitrary,
- arch,
- aristocratic,
- arrogant,
- artistic,
- august,
- authentic,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- autocratic,
- banner,
- bloated,
- bossy,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- cathedral,
- central,
- champion,
- chief,
- clean,
- clever,
- coordinated,
- courtly,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- crowning,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- deft,
- despotic,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- dictatorial,
- dignified,
- diplomatic,
- disdainful,
- dogmatic,
- dominant,
- domineering,
- elitist,
- ex cathedra,
- excellent,
- expert,
- fancy,
- feudal,
- first,
- focal,
- foremost,
- good,
- goodish,
- graceful,
- grand,
- grave,
- great,
- grinding,
- handy,
- headmost,
- hegemonic,
- high and mighty,
- high-handed,
- hubristic,
- imperative,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- important,
- imposing,
- ingenious,
- insolent,
- judicative,
- judicatorial,
- judicatory,
- judicial,
- judiciary,
- jurisdictive,
- kingly,
- leading,
- lordly,
- magistral,
- main,
- majestic,
- master,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- monocratic,
- neat,
- no mean,
- noble,
- official,
- oppressive,
- overbearing,
- overruling,
- paramount,
- peremptory,
- politic,
- pontifical,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- preponderant,
- prevailing,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- princely,
- principal,
- professional,
- proficient,
- puffy,
- queenly,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ranking,
- ready,
- received,
- regal,
- repressive,
- resourceful,
- royal,
- ruling,
- sedate,
- self-important,
- severe,
- skillful,
- slick,
- sober,
- solemn,
- some,
- sovereign,
- standard,
- star,
- stately,
- statesmanlike,
- statuesque,
- stellar,
- strict,
- stuffy,
- stylish,
- supercilious,
- supereminent,
- suppressive,
- tactful,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- topflight,
- tyrannical,
- tyrannous,
- U,
- venerable,
- virtuoso,
- well-done,
- workmanlike,
- worthy