I had to look up the meaning of the image title (having not been schooled in Latin or been raised as a Roman Catholic), but I still don't get the connection. Sorry; I must be "dense." -Scott
Ex cathedra is a Latin phrase meaning "from the chair." It is used to indicate something stated "from the seat of authority," or "with authority." (It is used esp. with regard to papal pronouncements that are considered infallible.) The image shows an individual sitting on something that may be considered a rather peculiar chair. I was playing on words with the title of this post. Not that it matters much.
Thanks for clearing up that confusion for me, Slabber. My searching revealed the connection with papal infallibility, but didn't cite the etymology of the term. Your plays on words are usually very clever (and so, too, was this one), I just didn't understand it. In fact, your wordplay is half the reason for checking on your blog. (OK, maybe a little less than half the reason...) -Scott
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I had to look up the meaning of the image title (having not been schooled in Latin or been raised as a Roman Catholic), but I still don't get the connection. Sorry; I must be "dense."
-Scott
Ex cathedra is a Latin phrase meaning "from the chair." It is used to indicate something stated "from the seat of authority," or "with authority." (It is used esp. with regard to papal pronouncements that are considered infallible.) The image shows an individual sitting on something that may be considered a rather peculiar chair. I was playing on words with the title of this post. Not that it matters much.
Thanks for clearing up that confusion for me, Slabber. My searching revealed the connection with papal infallibility, but didn't cite the etymology of the term. Your plays on words are usually very clever (and so, too, was this one), I just didn't understand it. In fact, your wordplay is half the reason for checking on your blog. (OK, maybe a little less than half the reason...)
-Scott
Scott, many thanks! And Happy New Year!
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