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Cathedral

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cathedral"

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Word	Definition
chapelnoun	(especially Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
churchnoun	(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
minsternoun	A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
collegenoun	(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
churchesnoun	Alternative letter-case form of churches.
abbeynoun	A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
templenoun	A house of worship, especially:
sanctuarynoun	A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
basilicanoun	(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
bishopricnoun	A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
seeverb	(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
ecclesianoun	(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.
kirknoun	(Northern England and Scotland) A church.
shrinenoun	A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
duomonoun	A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.
domnoun	(BDSM) A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
procathedralnoun	A church used in place of a cathedral.
co-cathedralnoun	(Christianity) One of a group of churches (usually a pair) which share the function of being the seat of a bishop.
tabernaclenoun	(biblical) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
cathedralenoun	—