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ca·the·dral
kə-ˈthē-drəl 
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
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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Noun
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Chapels were added … … and, minus that spire, this ended up being pretty much the cathedral Viollet-le-Duc restored, whose 800-year-old oak rafters went up in flames five years ago.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Both the prince and the US president-elect are in Paris, France to mark the extensive restoration of the historic cathedral, which was damaged in a catastrophic fire in April 2019.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The reopening celebration evolved into an unexpected diplomatic summit when Macron arranged an impromptu three-way meeting with Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Élysée Palace before the cathedral ceremony.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Chapels were added … … and, minus that spire, this ended up being pretty much the cathedral Viollet-le-Duc restored, whose 800-year-old oak rafters went up in flames five years ago.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
Their performances offered a message of harmony, celebrating the cathedral’s role as a sanctuary of faith and art.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Both the prince and the US president-elect are in Paris, France to mark the extensive restoration of the historic cathedral, which was damaged in a catastrophic fire in April 2019.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cathedral. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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