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ca·the·dral

(kə-thē′drəl)
n.
1. The principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing the episcopal throne.
2. A large, important church.
3. Something that resembles a cathedral, as in grandeur or authority.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or containing a bishop's throne: a cathedral church.
2. Relating to or issuing from a chair of office or authority; authoritative.
3. Of, relating to, or resembling a cathedral: tall trees whose branches met to form cathedral arches over the path.
[Short for cathedral church, from Middle English cathedral, of a diocese, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cathedrālis, of a bishop's see, from Latin cathedra, chair; see cathedra.]
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cathedral

(kəˈθiːdrəl)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's official throne
b. (as modifier): a cathedral city; cathedral clergy.
[C13: from Late Latin (ecclesia) cathedrālis cathedral (church), from cathedra bishop's throne, from Greek kathedra seat]
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ca•the•dral

(kəˈθi drəl)

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. authoritative.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin cathedrālis (ecclesia) a cathedral (church). See cathedra, -al 1]
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cathedral

A Christian church which is also the seat of a bishop and hence the center of a diocese.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:cathedral - any large and important church]cathedral - any large and important church
bishop's throne, cathedra - a throne that is the official chair of a bishop
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
2. cathedral - the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
Adj. 1. cathedral - relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a cathedral church"
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Translations
كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌكَاتِدْرَائِيَّة
katedrála
katedraldomkirke
katedraalituomiokirkko
katedrala
székesegyházdómkatedrális
dómkirkja
大聖堂
대성당
katedra
katedrāle
katedrála
katedralastolnica
katedraldomkyrka
มหาวิหาร
katedral baş kilise
nhà thờ lớn

cathedral

[kəˈθiːdrəl]
A. N → catedral f
B. CPD cathedral church N → iglesia f catedral
cathedral city N → ciudad f episcopal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cathedral

[kəˈθiːdrəl] n → cathédrale fcathedral choir n → chœur m de cathédrale cathedral city n (= city that has a cathedral) → ville f épiscopale Catherine wheel catherine wheel [ˈkæθərɪnhwiːl] n → soleil m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cathedral

n → Dom m; (esp in England, France, Spain) → Kathedrale f; cathedral town/city → Domstadt f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cathedral

[kəˈθiːdr/əl] n → cattedrale f, duomo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cathedral

(kəˈθiːdrəl) noun
the principal church of a district under a bishop. katedraal كاتِدرائيه، كَنيسَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ катедрала catedral katedrála der Dom domkirke; katedral καθεδρικός ναός catedral katedraal کلیسای جامع tuomiokirkko cathédrale קתדרלה बड़ा गिरजा katedrala székesegyház katedral dómkirkja cattedrale 大聖堂 대성당 katedra katedrāle gereja besar kathedraal katedral, domkirke katedra لوبه كليسا catedral catedrală собор katedrála stolnica katedrala katedral, domkyrka โบสถ์ที่สําคัญ katedral, baş kilise 大教堂 кафедральний собор ایک بڑا گرجہ nhà thờ lớn 大教堂
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cathedral

→ كَاتِدْرَائِيَّة katedrála katedral Kathedrale καθεδρικός ναός catedral katedraali cathédrale katedrala cattedrale 大聖堂 대성당 kathedraal katedral katedra catedral собор katedral มหาวิหาร katedral nhà thờ lớn 大教堂
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