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CATHEDRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cathedra mean?
• CATHEDRA (noun)
The noun CATHEDRA has 1 sense:
1. a throne that is the official chair of a bishop
Familiarity information: CATHEDRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A throne that is the official chair of a bishop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bishop's throne; cathedra
Hypernyms ("cathedra" is a kind of...):
throne (the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.)
Holonyms ("cathedra" is a part of...):
cathedral (any large and important church)
Derivation:
cathedral (relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne)
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