cathedral

IPA(Pronunciation)

broadly informal figuratively

Japanese Meaning

大聖堂 - 大司教や司教の管轄教区における主要な教会で、司教の玉座（カテドラ）がある教会。 / （比喩的、またはくだけた表現として）大規模または重要な教会建築物

The archaeologists discovered a hidden chamber beneath the cathedral during the restoration.

修復作業中に考古学者たちは司教座聖堂の地下で隠された部屋を発見した。

Sense（1）

The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.

Sense（2）

(loosely or informally) A large or important church building.

Sense（3）

(figuratively) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.

a cathedral of commerce

Sense（4）

A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

cathedrals

（ plural ）