Cathedral — • The chief church of a diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cathedral Cathedral † … Catholic encyclopedia
cathédral — cathédral, ale, aux [ katedral, o ] adj. • 1180; lat. médiév. cathedralis, de cathedra « siège épiscopal » ♦ Didact. Du siège de l autorité épiscopale. Église cathédrale. ⇒ cathédrale. « Le vrai saint cathédral est saint Pierre » (Hugo). ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cathedral — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cathedral Información personal Origen Coventry, Inglaterra Información artística Género(s) … Wikipedia Español
Cathedral — Ca*the dral, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cath[ e]dral.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service. [1913 Webster] 2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cathedral — (englisch für Kathedrale) ist der Name mehrerer Musikgruppen: einer englischen Doom Metal Band, siehe Cathedral (Band) einer US amerikanischen Progressive Rock Band, siehe Cathedral (US Band) einer US amerikanischen NeoProg Band … Deutsch Wikipedia
cathedral — (n.) 1580s, church of a bishop, from phrase cathedral church (c.1300), translating L.L. ecclesia cathedralis church of a bishop s seat; with adjectival suffix AL (Cf. al) (1), from L. cathedra an easy chair (principally used by ladies), also… … Etymology dictionary
cathedral — ► NOUN ▪ the principal church of a diocese. ORIGIN from Greek kathedra seat (the full term was originally cathedral church, being a church containing the bishop s throne) … English terms dictionary
cathedral — [kə thē′drəl] n. [ME < OFr < LL cathedralis (ecclesia), (church) of a bishop s seat < L cathedra: see CATHEDRA] 1. the main church of a bishop s see, containing the cathedra 2. loosely any large, imposing church adj. 1. of, like, or… … English World dictionary
Cathedral — Ca*the dral, n. [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cath[ e]drale. See {Cathedra}.] The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cathedral — [n] large church basilica, bishop’s seat, chancel, holy place, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, minster, place of worship, sanctuary, temple; concepts 368,439 … New thesaurus
Cathedral — This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral. For architecture, see Main article: Cathedral architecture of Western Europe A cathedral (Lat. cathedra , seat ) is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is… … Wikipedia
