Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cathedral
IPA transcription: [kəθ'idɹəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cathedral
    Meaning: relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a cathedral church"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cathedral
    Meaning: any large and important church
Usage examples
  • "I found him wandering in the Cathedral.
  • You are going to a Cathedral town?' said I.
  • "It's a perfect little lady of a cathedral," said Sir Richmond.
  • She was deep in it when, from one of the turrets of the Cathedral, a bell began to ring.
  • The most showy and interesting of them are mostly in the upper part of the canyon, above the point of entrance of Cathedral Creek and Hoffman Creek.
  • Ransford's face flushed and he turned deliberately to the window, and for a moment stood staring out on his garden and the glimpses of the Cathedral.
  • Our residence at Canterbury, and our local connexion, will, no doubt, enable him to take advantage of any vacancy that may arise in the Cathedral corps.'
  • Among those wrecked were the Hall of justice, just completed at a cost of $300,000; the new High School, the Presbyterian Church and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
  • Then the count threw the bridle of his horse into the hands of a peasant, remounted the steps, went into the cathedral, there to kneel down in the darkest corner and pray.
  • He had heard, too, the bells pealing joyously from the tall belfry of the Cathedral, the firing of the guns on the fort, and the distant murmur of the people cheering their Queen.