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Plural of cathedral

regular plural

The plural of cathedral is cathedrals.

Forms of cathedral

Singularcathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/
Pluralcathedrals
Countablecountable

Cathedrals in a sentence

  • This chant was sung in many cathedrals both at First Vespers and at Matins for Christmas Day.2017, Edward H. Roesner, editor, Ars antiqua: Organum, Conductus, Motet, Routledge, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry matins
  • For a few moments to think of the country as the place of sacred ointments and special spoons, grand cathedrals and epically wealthy, exquisitely dressed people.2023 May 8, Nesrine Malik, “The coronation pulled a screen across a desperate, failing nation – just as intended”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry loaded
  • Among the everyday activities recorded in the stained glass of cathedrals, one window at Gloucester Cathedral preserves the image of a cambuca player about to strike his ball.2001, Paul B. Newman, Daily life in the Middle Ages, page 162. From the entry cambuca
  • The two men followed Madame de Vaurigard into a square hall, hung with tapestries and lit by two candles of a Brobdingnagian species Mellin had heretofore seen only in cathedrals.1907, Booth Tarkington, “Glamour”, in His Own People. From the entry brobdingnagian

Meaning of cathedral

  1. adjective Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A large or important church building.

Full definition of cathedral

Questions about the plural of cathedral

What is the plural of cathedral?
The plural of cathedral is cathedrals.
Is cathedral countable?
Cathedral is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cathedral (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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