Cathedral
21cathedral — noun (C) a very large church, which is the main church of a particular area under the control of a bishop (1): Durham cathedral | cathedral city (=one with a cathedral) …
22cathedral */*/ — UK [kəˈθiːdrəl] / US [kəˈθɪdrəl] noun [countable] Word forms cathedral : singular cathedral plural cathedrals the most important church in an area that a bishop controls The wedding was held at Lincoln Cathedral …
23cathedral — [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 …
24Cathedral — The crucial distinction of a cathedral church is neither its size nor its splendour but that it has a *cathedra, i.e. the bishop s throne or chair of office. The first English cathedrals were built in the 6c and 7c, e.g. Rochester and (the first) …
25cathédral — (ka té dral) s. m. Chanoine d une église cathédrale. Mot tombé en désuétude. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Où sont li cathedral channoine, G. GUIART t. I, p. 344. XVe s. • Pourra prendre l estat du cloistre, Estre chanoine regulier Ou cathedral… …
26cathedral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cathedral church, duomo. See temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. principal church, bishop s seat, temple, house of God, house of prayer, Holy place, minster, basilica, duomo; see also church 1 , temple .… …
27cathedral — I noun 1. any large and important church (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑church, ↑church building • Hyponyms: ↑minster • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Char …
28cathedral — Synonyms and related words: accepted, approved, authentic, authoritative, basilica, bethel, cathedral church, church, church house, conventicle, duomo, ex cathedra, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, kirk, magisterial, meetinghouse …
29cathedral — ca|the|dral [ kə θidrəl ] noun count * the most important church in an area that a BISHOP controls: Washington National Cathedral …
30cathedral — A negative dihedral, or in other terms, anhedral. A cathedral decreases stability but enhances maneuverability …
