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Synonyms for cathedra

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-thee-druh, kath-i-
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈθi drə, ˈkæθ ɪ-

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Définition of cathedra

Origin :
  • "seat of a bishop in his church," Latin, literally "chair" (see cathedral).
  • As in throne : noun chair of royalty
  • As in chair : noun single-seat furniture
Example sentences :
  • And hence, he says, matter is as it were the stool (cathedra) of the One.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • Parts are translated in Greenwood, Cathedra Petri, iii., 364-371.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Mediaeval Church » by Alexander Clarence Flick
  • It is not a cathedral; that is, it is not the "cathedra" of a bishop.
  • Extract from : « Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 » by Various
  • It is believed that this was the "Cathedra" of St. Wilfrid himself.
  • Extract from : « Northumberland Yesterday and To-day » by Jean F. Terry
  • The cathedra, which was probably identical with the sella muliebris mentioned by Suetonius, was mostly used by women.
  • Extract from : « Carriages & Coaches » by Ralph Straus
  • The cathedra was properly a soft or easy chair used in the gynca, or womens apartments.
  • Extract from : « The Fables of Phdrus » by Phaedrus
  • To reason thus is to put subtlety into the cathedra of common sense, to bewilder vision by legerdemain.
  • Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.
  • In this spot, near the residence of the king, a church was built, in which the bishop's cathedra was placed.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901) » by Hubert C. Corlette
  • To reason thus is to put subtlety into the cathedra of common-sense, to bewilder vision by legerdemain.
  • Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13 » by Various
  • The cathedral church is small, and the only thing which impressed me in it is the cathedra itself.
  • Extract from : « The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe » by B. Granville Baker
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