I. kə-ˈthē-drəl adjective
Date: 14th century
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
II. noun
Date: 1587
1. : a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop
2. : something that resembles or suggests a cathedral (as in size or importance)
a cathedral of business
the sports cathedral
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