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cathedral 音标拼音: [kəθ'idrəl] n. 大教堂 大教堂 cathedral adj 1: relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop' s office or throne; " a cathedral church" n 1: any large and important church 2: the principal Christian church building of a bishop' s diocese [ synonym: { cathedral}, { duomo}] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Cathedral \ Ca* the" dral\, a. [ LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cath[' e] dral.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. [ 1913 Webster] Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article! -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " cathedral": accepted, approved, authentic, authoritative, basilica, bethel, cathedral church, church, church house, conventicle, duomo, ex cathedra, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, kirk, magisterial, meetinghouse, minor basilica, mission, official, patriarchal basilica, place of worship, received, standard |
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