cathedral

Signification

Adj

Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.

Noun

1. The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
2. (informal) A large or important church building.
3. A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
4. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

Name

Alternative letter-case form of the Cathedral.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kəˈθiː.dɹəl/

Étymologie

From Middle English cathedral, chathedral, cathiderall, from Old French [Term?], from Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra + -ālis.

Phrases

The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony , except the pipes of course .

L'organe de cette cathédrale est en ébène, à l'exception des tuyaux bien sûr.