cathedral

Meaning

Adj

Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.

Noun

1. The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
2. (broadly, informal) A large or important church building.
3. (figuratively) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
4. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

Synonyms

church

⛪

temple

minster

duomo

metropolis

synagogue

🕍

house of God

abbey

principal church

capital

chapel

house of prayer

Translations

cathédrale

catedral

Kathedrale

cattedrale

kathedraal

duomo

Dom

catedral

καθεδρικός ναός

μητρόπολη

catedral

dom

καθεδρικός

Münster

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈθiː.dɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cathedral

Inherited from Middle English:

In summary

From Middle English cathedral, chathedral, cathiderall, from Old French [Term?], from Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra + -ālis, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”).

Sentences

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