cathedral

cathedral
    adj 1: 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
       [syn: {cathedral}, {duomo}]
    

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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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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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.
    

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