what does magisterial mean in “magisterial skills”
I often hear it in football commentary when a player(Lionel Messi) scores and the commentator(Ray Hudson) yells "Magisterial, Leo". And I saw a video on Youtube titled "Lionel Messi Magisterial Skills". I can't figure out the exact meaning of the word in these contexts.
Looking into dictionaries magisterial has the following paraphrases:
1. showing impressive knowledge about a subject
2. having the characteristics of a master or teacher
3. having or showing great authority
4. domineering, dictatorial
5. authoritative
6. relating to magistrate
I think the second paraphrase fits best in those contexts, expressing that the skills of the player is master class, am I right?
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I often hear it in football commentary when a player(Lionel Messi) scores and the commentator(Ray Hudson) yells "Magisterial, Leo". And I saw a video on Youtube titled "Lionel Messi Magisterial Skills". I can't figure out the exact meaning of the word in these contexts.
Looking into dictionaries magisterial has the following paraphrases:
1. showing impressive knowledge about a subject
2. having the characteristics of a master or teacher
3. having or showing great authority
4. domineering, dictatorial
5. authoritative
6. relating to magistrate
I think the second paraphrase fits best in those contexts, expressing that the skills of the player is master class, am I right?
paraphrasing
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I often hear it in football commentary when a player(Lionel Messi) scores and the commentator(Ray Hudson) yells "Magisterial, Leo". And I saw a video on Youtube titled "Lionel Messi Magisterial Skills". I can't figure out the exact meaning of the word in these contexts.
Looking into dictionaries magisterial has the following paraphrases:
1. showing impressive knowledge about a subject
2. having the characteristics of a master or teacher
3. having or showing great authority
4. domineering, dictatorial
5. authoritative
6. relating to magistrate
I think the second paraphrase fits best in those contexts, expressing that the skills of the player is master class, am I right?
paraphrasing
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I often hear it in football commentary when a player(Lionel Messi) scores and the commentator(Ray Hudson) yells "Magisterial, Leo". And I saw a video on Youtube titled "Lionel Messi Magisterial Skills". I can't figure out the exact meaning of the word in these contexts.
Looking into dictionaries magisterial has the following paraphrases:
1. showing impressive knowledge about a subject
2. having the characteristics of a master or teacher
3. having or showing great authority
4. domineering, dictatorial
5. authoritative
6. relating to magistrate
I think the second paraphrase fits best in those contexts, expressing that the skills of the player is master class, am I right?
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Yes, it refers to the qualities typical of a master of teacher of a specific “discipline”, in this case the skills refer to the high abilities of a world-class football player:
Magisterial:
1630s, "of or befitting to a master or teacher or one qualified to speak with authority," from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director.
(Etymonline)
Usage examples:
De Kooning's magisterial ability to integrate drawing and painting and abstraction and figuration is unsurpassed in twentieth-century art. He and Jackson Pollock are recognized as Abstract Expressionism's most influential artists. From Willem de Kooning
By Carolyn Lanchner
answered Dec 17 at 12:08
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Yes, it refers to the qualities typical of a master of teacher of a specific “discipline”, in this case the skills refer to the high abilities of a world-class football player:
Magisterial:
1630s, "of or befitting to a master or teacher or one qualified to speak with authority," from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director.
(Etymonline)
Usage examples:
De Kooning's magisterial ability to integrate drawing and painting and abstraction and figuration is unsurpassed in twentieth-century art. He and Jackson Pollock are recognized as Abstract Expressionism's most influential artists. From Willem de Kooning
By Carolyn Lanchner
answered Dec 17 at 12:08
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Yes, it refers to the qualities typical of a master of teacher of a specific “discipline”, in this case the skills refer to the high abilities of a world-class football player:
Magisterial:
1630s, "of or befitting to a master or teacher or one qualified to speak with authority," from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director.
(Etymonline)
Usage examples:
De Kooning's magisterial ability to integrate drawing and painting and abstraction and figuration is unsurpassed in twentieth-century art. He and Jackson Pollock are recognized as Abstract Expressionism's most influential artists. From Willem de Kooning
By Carolyn Lanchner
answered Dec 17 at 12:08
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Yes, it refers to the qualities typical of a master of teacher of a specific “discipline”, in this case the skills refer to the high abilities of a world-class football player:
Magisterial:
1630s, "of or befitting to a master or teacher or one qualified to speak with authority," from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director.
(Etymonline)
Usage examples:
De Kooning's magisterial ability to integrate drawing and painting and abstraction and figuration is unsurpassed in twentieth-century art. He and Jackson Pollock are recognized as Abstract Expressionism's most influential artists. From Willem de Kooning
By Carolyn Lanchner
answered Dec 17 at 12:08
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Yes, it refers to the qualities typical of a master of teacher of a specific “discipline”, in this case the skills refer to the high abilities of a world-class football player:
Magisterial:
1630s, "of or befitting to a master or teacher or one qualified to speak with authority," from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director.
(Etymonline)
Usage examples:
De Kooning's magisterial ability to integrate drawing and painting and abstraction and figuration is unsurpassed in twentieth-century art. He and Jackson Pollock are recognized as Abstract Expressionism's most influential artists. From Willem de Kooning
By Carolyn Lanchner
answered Dec 17 at 12:08
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