cathedral

B2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /kəˈθiːdɹəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #8807

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noun
A large and important Christian church, especially the main one in a region run by a bishop.

Tourists come from all over the world to admire the medieval cathedral.

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Forms cathedrals

Derived forms cathedraledcathedralesquecathedraliccathedralismcathedrallikecathedraltownco-cathedralnoncathedralpro-cathedralprocathedral

Related forms archdiocesebishopric cathedra diocese

Etymology

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (“church serving as the bishop's or archbishop's office”), from Latin ecclēsia + cathedrālis. Displaced Old English hēafodċiriċe (literally “main church, head church”).

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# cathedral

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈθiːdɹəl/
**Frequency rank:** 8807

## Meanings
1. A large and important Christian church, especially the main one in a region run by a bishop.

## Examples
- Tourists come from all over the world to admire the medieval cathedral.

## Derived Forms
- cathedraled
- cathedralesque
- cathedralic
- cathedralism
- cathedrallike
- cathedraltown
- co-cathedral
- noncathedral
- pro-cathedral
- procathedral

## Related Forms
- archdiocese
- bishopric
- cathedra
- diocese

## Etymology
Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (“church serving as the bishop's or archbishop's office”), from Latin ecclēsia + cathedrālis. Displaced Old English hēafodċiriċe (literally “main church, head church”).

## AI Etymology
cathedral is an adjective, noun, and name. It is an ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (“church serving as the bishop's or archbishop's office”), from Latin ecclēsia + cathedrālis. Displaced Old English hēafodċiriċe (literally “main church, head church”). Current senses include a large and important Christian church, especially the main one in a region run by a bishop. Derived forms include cathedraled, cathedralesque, cathedralic, cathedralism, and cathedrallike. Related words include archdiocese, bishopric, cathedra, and diocese.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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