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cathedrals

cathedrals is the plural of cathedral.

Meaning of cathedral

Noun

cathedral (plural cathedrals)

  1. The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
    • The bishop presided over the ceremony from his seat in the cathedral.
  2. (broadly, informal) A large or important church building.
  3. (figuratively) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
    • a cathedral of commerce
  4. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

See all 6 meanings of cathedral

Questions about cathedrals

What is cathedrals the plural of?
Cathedrals is the plural of cathedral.

Words near cathedrals in the dictionary

  1. cathedraled
  2. cathedralesque
  3. cathedralic
  4. cathedralism
  5. cathedrallike
  6. cathedrals
  7. Cathedraltown
  8. cathedralwise
  9. cathedras
  10. cathedrated
  11. cathedratic

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