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Synonyms for cathedral
kəˈθi drəlcathe·dral

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. cathedralnoun

    any large and important church

    Synonyms:
    duomo

  2. cathedral, duomoadjective

    the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

    Synonyms:
    duomo

  3. cathedraladjective

    relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne

    "a cathedral church"

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  1. List of paraphrases for "cathedral":

    cathédrale, church

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  1. Sadiq Khan:

    Heart-breaking scenes of Notre Dame cathedral in flames. London stands in sorrow with Paris today, and in friendship always.

  2. Lisa Bitel:

    I think the challenge will be whether or not people who give the money agree with those who are doing the rebuilding about how the cathedral should be rebuilt, this is a national monument in France and they will not spare money to rebuild.

  3. Emily Carter:

    It makes Notre Dame feel alive again, you come to see the cathedral, then realize there's another city under your feet. That's almost more moving.

  4. Sheryl Craig:

    I assume it would be impossible to prove the cause of death without examining Jane Austen body, and Jane Austen body's extremely unlikely to happen. Jane Austen's buried in the floor of Winchester Cathedral.

  5. Cressida Williams:

    It is of the utmost significance to us to have here in our collections a copy of the core Christian text which was owned by one of the last monks of the medieval monastic community, the bible bears witness to the upheavals of the Reformation, a time which defined what the Cathedral is today, and will have a key role in telling visitors our story.


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