cathedral
The principal church serving as the office of an archdiocese's/a diocese's…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.
» He built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Er baute die Notre-Dame-Kathedrale exakt nach.
Meaning
4 sensesThe 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.
The bishop presided over the ceremony from his seat in the cathedral.
Bischofskirche, Dom, Domkirche
собо́рsobór, кафедра́льный собо́рkafedrálʹnyj sobór
собо́рsobór
the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
(broadly, informal)A large or important church building.
Bischofskirche, Dom, Domkirche
собо́рsobór
собо́рsobór
any large and important church
(figuratively)A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
a cathedral of commerce
A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
Examples
99 sentencesHe built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
deEr baute die Notre-Dame-Kathedrale exakt nach.
Where is the cathedral located?
Де знаходиться собор?
ruГде находится собор?
deWo befindet sich die Kathedrale?
Mary is in the cathedral.
Мері в соборі.
Every city has an imposing cathedral.
The cathedral's clock just struck three.
ruСоборные часы только что пробили три.
deDie Glocke der Kathedrale schlug soeben drei.
Translations
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Origin
Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch,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”).
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Forms
plural: cathedrals| Singular | cathedral |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese:duomo