cathedral

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cathedral - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  Cathedral \Ca*the"dral\, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F.
     cath['e]dral.]
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     1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a
        cathedral church; cathedral service.
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     2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or
        bishop; official; authoritative.
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              Now, what solemnity can be more required for the
              pope to make a cathedral determination of an
              article!                              --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.
        --Pope.
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cathedral - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cathedral
      adj 1: relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's
             office or throne; "a cathedral church"
      n 1: any large and important church
      2: the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
         [syn: cathedral, duomo]

cathedral - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  cathedral
   n.,adj.
  
     [see bazaar for derivation] The `classical' mode of software
     engineering long thought to be necessarily implied by Brooks's Law.
     Features small teams, tight project control, and long release
     intervals. This term came into use after analysis of the Linux
     experience suggested there might be something wrong (or at least
     incomplete) in the classical assumptions.
  

cathedral - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "cathedral":
     accepted, approved, authentic, authoritative, basilica, bethel,
     cathedral church, church, church house, conventicle, duomo,
     ex cathedra, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, kirk,
     magisterial, meetinghouse, minor basilica, mission, official,
     patriarchal basilica, place of worship, received, standard