cathedral

noun

1. any large and important church

2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

Synonym: duomo

adj

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

e.g. a cathedral church

1. 大教堂;主教座堂
A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.

cathedral的近义词

e.g. ...St. Paul's Cathedral.
圣保罗大教堂
e.g. ...the cathedral city of Canterbury.
有主教座堂的坎特伯雷市

1. 主教堂：而梵蒂冈的圣彼得大教堂虽然在历史、规模和艺术品收藏方面都要远远胜出,但由于教堂内不设主教教座(seat of Bishop),因此并不是一座主教堂(cathedral).