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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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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Morgan says the challenge takes place in Orvieto and features nods to the city’s cathedral, rich olive oil and St. Patrick’s well — all of which are meant to serve as additional clues for Destination X.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
On Wednesday, protesters blocked the international bridge connecting Reynosa and Pharr, Texas, later going to a local cathedral to pray and make offerings to the disappeared.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
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Adjective
Her choice for the cathedral recital: three of the five movements from French composer Charles-Marie Widor’s Symphony No. 5.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Morgan says the challenge takes place in Orvieto and features nods to the city’s cathedral, rich olive oil and St. Patrick’s well — all of which are meant to serve as additional clues for Destination X.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Noun
Skeletal branches created a cathedral over the lonely vehicle where the 64-year-old man had breathed his last, the winter-gray river placid in the background behind a ramble of fences.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
On Wednesday, protesters blocked the international bridge connecting Reynosa and Pharr, Texas, later going to a local cathedral to pray and make offerings to the disappeared.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cathedral. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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