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addn info "Mater et Magistra", with link [http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_15051961_mater.html ''Mater et Magistra'' (vatican.va)]
'''Magister''' (Latin, "teacher") denotes a master or person entitled to teach in a [[medieval]] [[university]]. In some systems of higher education it is the name of a degree, such as a [[B.A.]], [[M.S.]], [[PhD]], [[M.Phil.]], or [[MD]].
'''Magister''' (Latin, "teacher") denotes a master or person entitled to teach in a [[medieval]] [[university]]. In some systems of higher education it is the name of a degree, such as a [[B.A.]], [[M.S.]], [[PhD]], [[M.Phil.]], or [[MD]].
The feminine form of Magister is Magistra.
For example: the May 15, 1961 [[Encyclical]] of [[Pope John XXIII]] ''On Christianity and Social Progress'' is entitled ''Mater et Magistra'' ("Mother and Teacher"), from the first words of the body of the official Latin text:
:"Mother and Teacher of all nations—such is the Catholic Church in the mind of her Founder, [[Jesus Christ]]..."<ref>[http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_15051961_mater.html ''Mater et Magistra'' (vatican.va)] The complete English translation.</ref>
A Master Teacher in some [[mystery religion]]s or [[New age movement|new age]] circles and [[Occultism|esoteric]] groups may hold the official title of Magister, or in other groups or circles which do not use this title he or she may be respectfully addressed or referred to informally as "Magister", or as a "magister" or one of the "magisters".
A Master Teacher in some [[mystery religion]]s or [[New age movement|new age]] circles and [[Occultism|esoteric]] groups may hold the official title of Magister, or in other groups or circles which do not use this title he or she may be respectfully addressed or referred to informally as "Magister", or as a "magister" or one of the "magisters".
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