cathedral

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.

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[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]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

cathedral

A Christian church which is also the seat of a bishop and hence the center of a diocese.

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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"

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Translations

كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌكَاتِدْرَائِيَّة

katedrála

katedraldomkirke

KathedraleDomMünster

καθεδρικός ναός

catedral

katedraalituomiokirkko

cathédrale

katedrala

székesegyházdómkatedrális

dómkirkja

cattedraleduomo

大聖堂

대성당

katedra

katedrāle

kathedraal

katedraldomkirke

katedra

catedral

соборхрам

katedrála

katedralastolnica

katedraldomkyrka

มหาวิหาร

katedralbaş kilise

nhà thờ lớn

大教堂

cathedral

[kəˈθiːdrəl]

A. N → catedral f

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

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 [ˈkæθərɪn^hwiːl] n → soleil m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cathedral

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cathedral

[kəˈθiːdr/əl] n → cattedrale f, duomo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cathedral

(kəˈθiːdrəl) noun

the principal church of a district under a bishop. katedraal كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ катедрала catedral katedrála der Dom domkirke; katedral καθεδρικός ναόςcatedral katedraal کلیسای جامع tuomiokirkko cathédraleקתדרלה बड़ा गिरजा katedrala székesegyház katedral dómkirkja cattedrale 大聖堂 대성당 katedra katedrāle gereja besar kathedraalkatedral, domkirkekatedra لوبه كليسا 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

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

• When is the cathedral open? → مَتَى تُفْتَحُ الكاتِدْرائِيَّةُ؟ → Kdy je katedrála otevřená? → Hvornår har katedralen åbent? → Wann ist der Dom geöffnet? → Πότε είναι ανοικτός ο καθεδρικός; → ¿Cuándo está abierta la catedral? → Milloin katedraali on avoinna? → Quels sont les horaires d'ouverture de la cathédrale ? → Kada je katedrala otvorena? → Quando è aperta la cattedrale? → その大聖堂はいつ開きますか？ → 이 대성당은 언제 여나요? → Wanneer is de kathedraal open? → Når er katedralen åpen? → Kiedy katedra jest otwarta? → Quando abre a catedral? → Когда кафедральный собор открыт для посещений? → När är katedralen öppen? → วิหารจะเปิดเมื่อไร? → Katedral ne zaman açık? → Nhà thờ mở cửa khi nào? → 大教堂几点开门？

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