cathedral

cathedral
noun
  1. the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated
    主教座堂,教区总教堂
    [in names]St Paul's Cathedral.
    圣保罗主教座堂。
语源
  1. Middle English (as an adjective, the noun being short for cathedral church 'the church which contains the bishop's throne'): from late Latin cathedralis, from Latin cathedra 'seat', from Greek kathedra
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