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cathedral

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) cathedral (adjective)
  2. 2) cathedral (noun)
  3. cathedral bells (noun plural)
  4. cathedral ceiling (noun)
  5. cathedral chimes (noun plural)
  6. cathedral glass (noun)
  7. Cathedral City (geographical name)

1ca·the·dral

adj \kə-ˈthē-drəl\

Definition of CATHEDRAL

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>

First Known Use of CATHEDRAL

14th century

Other Architecture Terms

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

Rhymes with CATHEDRAL

dihedral, trihedral

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