cathedral (redirected from Archcathedral)

ca·the·dral  (k-thdrl)

n.

1. The principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing the episcopal throne.

2. A large, important church.

3. Something that resembles a cathedral, as in grandeur or authority.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or containing a bishop's throne: a cathedral church.

2. Relating to or issuing from a chair of office or authority; authoritative.

3. Of, relating to, or resembling a cathedral: tall trees whose branches met to form cathedral arches over the path.

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[Short for cathedral church, from Middle English cathedral, of a diocese, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cathedrlis, of a bishop's see, from Latin cathedra, chair; see cathedra.]

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cathedral [kəˈθiːdrəl]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a.  the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's official throne

b.  (as modifier) a cathedral city cathedral clergy

[from Late Latin (ecclesia) cathedrālis cathedral (church), from cathedra bishop's throne, from Greek kathedra seat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cathedral - any large and important church       bishop's throne, cathedra - a throne that is the official chair of a bishop church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty" minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
	2.	cathedral - the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese duomo church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
Adj.	1.	cathedral - relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a cathedral church"

Translations

cathedral [kəˈθiːdrəl]

A. N → catedral f

B. CPD cathedral church N → iglesia f catedral
cathedral city N → ciudad f episcopal

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cathedral [kəˈθiːdrəl] n → cathédrale f
cathedral choir n → chœur m de cathédrale
cathedral city n (= city that has a cathedral) → ville f épiscopale
Catherine wheel catherine wheel [ˈkæθərɪn^hwiːl] n → soleil m

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cathedral

n → Dom m; (esp in England, France, Spain) → Kathedrale f; cathedral town/city → Domstadt f

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cathedral [kəˈθiːdr/əl] n → cattedrale f, duomo

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cathedral

n cathedral [kəˈθiːdrəl]

the principal church of a district under a bishop. katedraal كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ катедрала katedrála domkirke; katedral der Dom καθεδρικός ναός catedral katedraal کلیسای جامع katedraali cathédrale קָתֶדרָלָה बड़ा गिरजा katedrala székesegyház katedral dómkirkja cattedrale 大聖堂 대성당 katedra katedrāle gereja besar kathedraal katedral, domkirke katedra catedral catedrală собор katedrála stolnica katedrala katedral, domkyrka โบสถ์ที่สำคัญ katedral, baş kilise 大教堂 кафедральний собор ایک بڑا گرجہ nhà thờ lớn 大教堂

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cathedral → كاتدرائية katedrála katedral Kathedrale καθεδρικός ναός catedral katedraali cathédrale katedrala cattedrale 大聖堂 대성당 kathedraal katedral katedra catedral собор katedral มหาวิหาร katedral nhà thờ lớn 大教堂