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cathedral

noun

Definition of cathedral

as in tower

a large, magnificent, or massive building the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance

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Recent Examples of cathedral Miss Manners will point out, however, that daytime wedding wear in a cathedral is still formal. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Notre Dame Stadium is one of the cathedrals of college football. — Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The stadium is best known as a cathedral of soccer and rugby, yet its history stretches beyond those sports. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Inside the cathedral’s nave, the mummified hand of St Stephen, displayed in an ornate replica of the building, was a fascinating discovery. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cathedral

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The service is particularly useful for people in remote locations, where cell towers cannot reach.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
What to do nearby The hotel sits in a prime position between the sleek towers of the Porta Nuova neighborhood and the city’s historic center.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

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Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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But a tarp was then placed over the entire edifice as if to hide it.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

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