cathedral
/kəˈθidɹəl/kuh-THEE-druhl
/kəˈθidɹəl/kuh-THEE-druhl
Meaningthe church of the seat
Common meaning: the main church of a diocese
- catdown (Greek kata, kat-)
- hedra seat; a base, sideLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 224 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘down (Greek kata, kat-)’ + ‘a seat’ → cathedral
Journey through time
- Greekἕδρα‘a seat’
- Englishcathedral‘the main church of a diocese’ · today
hedr also in: chairpolyhedrontetrahedron
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἕδρα ‘a seat; a base, side’.
Roots
- ἕδρα Greek “a seat; a base, side”
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