CATHEDRALS Synonyms

• an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges

• a Roman building used for public administration

• a place of worship that has its own altar

• a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar

• one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

• a place for public (especially Christian) worship

• a service conducted in a house of worship

• the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church

• perform a special church rite or service for

• any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery

• addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

• a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

• enclose in a shrine

• place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

• the flat area on either side of the forehead

• an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

• (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

• the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese