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- Dictionarycathedral/kəˈθiːdr(ə)l/
noun
- 1. the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated: "St Paul's Cathedral"
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A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches. Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral f... Wikipedia