MEANING
The official chair of a bishop, serving as a sign of teaching authority and office.
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- episcopal cathedra
- stone cathedra
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The stone cathedra stood beneath the faded mosaic.
She approached the episcopal cathedra only after the procession had passed.
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- cathedra
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular cathedra; plural cathedrae or cathedras. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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