cathedral

²cathedral

noun

Definition of CATHEDRAL

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>

Examples of CATHEDRAL

1. <the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance>

Illustration of CATHEDRAL

First Known Use of CATHEDRAL

1587

Related to CATHEDRAL

Synonyms: edifice, hall, palace, tower

Related Words: construction, erection, structure; castle, château, countryseat, estate, hacienda, manor, manor house, mansion, showplace, villa; mausoleum, memorial, monument

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth