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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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Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Kristin Williams, 42, brought her two children, ages 8 and 10, to view the procession outside the cathedral.
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Adjective
Hicks will knock three times on the cathedral door.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The home features a cathedral-style sunroom, 50-foot deck and gourmet kitchen, the listing says.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Young Rod went off to France by himself, and on a visit to Chartres, standing in the nave of the cathedral, he was overcome by a vague but powerful sense that God was real.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Kristin Williams, 42, brought her two children, ages 8 and 10, to view the procession outside the cathedral.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cathedral. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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