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cathedral

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k???i?.d??l/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

cathedral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.

Related terms

  • cathedratic

Translations

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin eccl?sia cathedr?lis (church having a bishop's seat), from Latin eccl?sia +? cathedr?lis.

Noun

cathedral (plural cathedrals)

  1. A big church building, central place for some area.
  2. The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
  3. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

Derived terms

  • cathedral ceiling
  • cathedral termite

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clerestory

English

Alternative forms

  • clearstory, clerstory

Noun

clerestory (plural clerestories)

  1. (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

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