Plural of cathedral; large, impressive churches that serve as the official church of a bishop or the center of a diocese.
Cathedral (from cathedra) plus the regular English plural -s. Cathedrals became the dominant religious architecture in medieval Europe, making this plural form essential in historical and religious contexts.
Medieval cathedrals took generations to build—sometimes 200+ years—meaning workers never saw their finished work, yet they cathected intensely to a project for the glory of something bigger.
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