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cathedral definition

ca·thedral (kə t̸hē′drəl)

noun

  1. the main church of a bishop's see, containing the cathedra
  2. loosely any large, imposing church

Etymology: ME < OFr < LL cathedralis (ecclesia), (church) of a bishop's seat < L cathedra: see cathedra

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing a cathedra
  2. official; authoritative
  3. of or like a cathedral

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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