Cathedral

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.

II. Cathedral ·adj Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative.

III. Cathedral ·adj Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.

IV. Cathedral ·noun The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.

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