Cathedral

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cathedral
       adj : 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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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.