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Etymology[edit]
From cathedral church, from Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (“church having a bishop's seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
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Noun[edit]
cathedral (plural cathedrals)
- A big church building, central place for some area.
- The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
- A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
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big church building
principal church of a bishop's diocese
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Adjective[edit]
cathedral (not comparable)
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