From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cathedral \Ca*the"dral\, noun [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cath['e]drale. See {Cathedra}.] The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cathedral \Ca*the"dral\, adjective [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cath['e]dral.]
1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.
2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative.
Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article! --Jer. Taylor.
3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a cathedral church"
noun
1: any large and important church
2: the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "cathedral": accepted, approved, authentic, authoritative, basilica, bethel, cathedral church, church, church house, conventicle, duomo, ex cathedra, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, kirk, magisterial, meetinghouse, minor basilica, mission, official, patriarchal basilica, place of worship, received, standard
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
cathedral n.,adj. [see {bazaar} for derivation] The 'classical' mode of software engineering long thought to be necessarily implied by {Brooks's Law}. Features small teams, tight project control, and long release intervals. This term came into use after analysis of the Linux experience suggested there might be something wrong (or at least incomplete) in the classical assumptions.
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