cathedral

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See also: cathédral

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈθiː.dɹəl/
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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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cathedral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
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Etymology 2

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A large cathedral in Reims, France, with many architectural features traditional to such a structure.

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (church serving as the bishop's or archbishop's office), from Latin ecclēsia +‎ cathedrālis. Displaced Old English hēafodċiriċe (literally main church, head church).

Noun

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cathedral (plural cathedrals)

  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. (loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
  3. (figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
    a cathedral of commerce
  4. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
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Proper noun

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the cathedral

  1. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of the Cathedral.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French cathedral, from Latin cathedrālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˌtɛːˈdraːl/, /kaˈtɛːdral/

Adjective

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cathedral

  1. cathedral (relating to the see of a bishop)

Descendants

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  • English: cathedral

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