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ca⋅the⋅dral
[kuh-thee-druh
l] 
–noun
| 1. | the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne. |
| 2. | (in nonepiscopal denominations) any of various important churches. |
–adjective
| 3. | pertaining to or containing a bishop's throne. |
| 4. | pertaining to or emanating from a chair of office or authority. |
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| ca·the·dral (kə-thē'drəl) n.
[Short for cathedral church, from Middle English cathedral, of a diocese, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cathedrālis, of a bishop's see, from Latin cathedra, chair; see cathedra.] |
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Cathedral
Ca*the"dral\, n. [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cath['e]drale. See Cathedra.] The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.Cathedral
Ca*the"dral\, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cath['e]dral.]1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service. 2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article! --Jer. Taylor. 3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : cathedral
Spanish:
catedral,
German:
der Dom,
Japanese:
大聖堂
cathedral
A Christian church building in which a bishop has his official seat (cathedra is Latin for “chair”). A cathedral is usually large and imposing, and many cathedrals are important in the history of architecture. (See Chartres, Notre Dame de Paris, and Saint Paul's Cathedral.)
cathedral
A church building in which a Christian bishop has his official seat; cathedra is Latin for “chair.” Cathedrals are usually large and imposing, and many have been important in the development of architecture. The building of a cathedral, especially in the Middle Ages, was a project in which the entire town took part. (See Chartres; Notre Dame de Paris; and Saint Paul's Cathedral.)
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cathedral
n.,adj. [see bazaar for derivation] The `classical' mode of software engineering long thought to be necessarily implied by Brooks's Law. Features small teams, tight project control, and long release intervals. This term came into use after analysis of the Linux experience suggested there might be something wrong (or at least incomplete) in the classical assumptions.
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cathedral (n.)
1587, "church of a bishop," from phrase cathedral church (1297), translating L.L. ecclesia cathedralis "church of a bishop's seat," from Gk. kathedra "seat, bench," from kata "down" + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see sedentary).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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