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cathedral

/kəˈθiːdɹəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Cathedral means: the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese.

Synonyms for cathedral1

noun, as in the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

duomo

What does cathedral mean?3

noun

1

the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

2

any large and important church

adjective

1

relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne“a cathedral church”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cathedral in a sentence

  • Situated on hilly terrain, the cathedral can be seen from a long distance.mailohilohi
  • The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony, except the pipes of course.CM
  • On the great vault of this cathedral, we feel very small.rul
  • There is a pedestrian zone around the cathedral.Amelia04
  • The cathedral had a religious painting on its ceiling.jakov
  • The building of a cathedral involved many stonemasons.sundown
  • The cathedral features several pointed arches above the entrance.mraz
  • Building a cathedral involved a lot of stonemasons.sundown

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Forms of cathedral

as a noun

plural
cathedrals