Cathedral
11Cathedral — This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral. For architecture, see Main article: Cathedral architecture of Western Europe A cathedral (Lat. cathedra , seat ) is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is… …
12cathedral — cathedrallike, adj. /keuh thee dreuhl/, 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.… …
13Cathedral — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cathedral (homonymie).  Pour l’article homophone, voir Cathédrale. Cathedral Pays d’origine …
14cathedral — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, magnificent ▪ baroque, Gothic, medieval, etc. ▪ Anglican, Catholic …
15cathedral — ca|the|dral [kəˈθi:drəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cathedral church cathedral (13 21 centuries); cathedral from Old French, from Late Latin cathedralis, from Latin cathedra chair, bishop s chair ; CHAIR1] the main church of a particular area… …
16cathedral — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or containing a cathedra 2. emanating from a chair of authority 3. suggestive of a cathedral < a cathedral grove of redwoods > II. noun Date: 1587 1. a church that is the official seat of a… …
17Cathedral — The word cathedral, derived from the Greek word cathedra, meaning a seat, is the name given to the Church where the Bishop s seat or throne is. As such, it is the chief church in the Diocese and the centre of the Bishop s work. Around it are… …
18cathedral — [13] Cathedral is a shortening of cathedral church, which was originally the ‘church housing the bishop’s throne’. For ultimately cathedral comes from Greek kathédrā (source also of English chair), a compound noun meaning ‘seat’, formed from katá …
19cathedral — [[t]kəθi͟ːdrəl[/t]] cathedrals N COUNT A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it. ...St. Paul s Cathedral. ...the cathedral city of Canterbury …
20cathedral — noun the principal church of a diocese. Word History The word cathedral was first used in the 13th century as an adjective in the term cathedral church or church cathedral, the church which contains the bishop s throne . It comes from the Latin… …
