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ca·the·dral
kə-ˈthē-drəl 
1
: of, relating to, or containing a cathedra
2
: emanating from a chair of authority
3
: suggestive of a cathedral
a cathedral grove of redwoods
1
: a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop
2
: something that resembles or suggests a cathedral (as in size or importance)
a cathedral of business
the sports cathedral
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Noun
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
But costs for cathedral construction have ranged from $31 million in Knoxville in 2018 to $190 million in Los Angeles in 2002, according to the Charlotte diocese.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Much of the cathedral remains surrounded by scaffolding, which could take weeks if not months to remove.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
But costs for cathedral construction have ranged from $31 million in Knoxville in 2018 to $190 million in Los Angeles in 2002, according to the Charlotte diocese.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cathedral. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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