cathedral

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CATHEDRAL, noun The see or seat of a bishop; the principal church in a diocese. CATHEDRAL, adjective 1. Pertaining to the church which is the bishops seat, or head church of a diocese; containing the see of a bishop; as a cathedral church; cathedral service. 2. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.
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