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ca·the·dral
(kə-thē′drəl)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.
[Short for cathedral church, from Middle English cathedral, of a diocese, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cathedrālis, of a bishop's see, from Latin cathedra, chair; see cathedra.]
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cathedral
(kəˈθiːdrəl)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's official throne
b. (as modifier): a cathedral city; cathedral clergy.
[C13: from Late Latin (ecclesia) cathedrālis cathedral (church), from cathedra bishop's throne, from Greek kathedra seat]
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ca•the•dral
(kəˈθi drəl)n.
1. the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne.
2. (in nonepiscopal denominations) any of various important churches.
adj. 3. pertaining to or containing a bishop's throne.
4. authoritative.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin cathedrālis (ecclesia) a cathedral (church). See cathedra, -al1]
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cathedral
A Christian church which is also the seat of a bishop and hence the center of a diocese.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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" |
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Translations
كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌكَاتِدْرَائِيَّة
katedrála
katedraldomkirke
katedraalituomiokirkko
katedrala
székesegyházdómkatedrális
dómkirkja
大聖堂
대성당
katedra
katedrāle
katedrála
katedralastolnica
katedraldomkyrka
มหาวิหาร
katedralbaş kilise
nhà thờ lớn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cathedral
[kəˈθiːdrəl] n → cathédrale fcathedral choir n → chœur m de cathédralecathedral city n (= city that has a cathedral) → ville f épiscopaleCatherine wheel catherine wheel [ˈkæθərɪnhwiːl] n → soleil mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cathedral
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cathedral
(kəˈθiːdrəl) noun the principal church of a district under a bishop.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cathedral
→ كَاتِدْرَائِيَّة 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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