Cathedral
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈθiːdɹəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cathedral is an adjective meaning Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
Meaning
Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
More Meanings
- (loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
- (figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
- A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
- 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.
Example Sentences
a cathedral of commerce
The bishop presided over the ceremony from his seat in the cathedral.
Word Forms
- cathedrals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chapel, church, minster, college, churches, abbey.
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