cathedral-like
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6.7
- adjective
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- The final stop on our tour was a vaulted cathedral-like chamber of polished gray marble, with lighting provided by a circle of incandescent pillars that hung from the ceiling rather than supporting it.
- cathedral-like chamber
- cathedral-like ceiling
- cathedral-like living room
Examples
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It reopened the Great Hall, a magnificent cathedral-like space graced with a huge mural and stained glass windows celebrating the major American colleges at the time of its construction.
Academic text (1998) -
"The next morning, Lisbeth received her recordings of the Builders' language in the vaulted cathedral-like chamber we had visited the first day of our tour—the one with the light columns hanging from the ceiling.
Fiction book (1991) -
Anne, or rather, Queen Anne, steps into the throne room, a massive cathedral-like chamber.
Fiction book (1993) -
Four stories high, cathedral-like, with dusty books stacked floor to ceiling.
Fiction book (1992) -
The United Artists' Theatre, we were told, was once a cinema house with beautifully ornate archways and tall cathedral-like ceilings.
Blog text (1) -
Did ancient leopards hide their kills—and protect their young—in its cathedral-like recesses?
Academic text (2011) -
I listened attentively to her speech, enriched by a Midwestern twang, as it boldly rang out and echoed through our cathedral-like living room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now that we are all "baptized," we enter a land of breathtaking beauty with towering cottonwoods, cathedral-like cliffs, and water surprises around each turn of the river's serpentine course.
Academic text (1993) -
The museum's modern exhibit halls, with cathedral-like vaulted ceilings and clerestory windows, connect two older buildings.
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Walking upstream from the campground, the visitor enters a cathedral-like glen of towering hemlock and pine trees.
Synonyms
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8.2
Having the look or feel of a church, often quiet and formal
In the style of a large church with a long middle area and side aisles
Having the look or quiet feeling of a church
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Etymology
Cathedral-like starts with cathedral, from an old Greek word cathedra meaning 'chair' or 'seat' because it was the place of the church leader's chair and so came to mean the main, important church. The ending -like means 'similar to', so cathedral-like means 'similar to a large, grand church'.