Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CATHEDRAL
cathedral
(adjective) relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop’s office or throne; “a cathedral church”
cathedral
(noun) any large and important church
cathedral, duomo
(noun) the principal Christian church building of a bishop’s diocese
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
cathedral (not comparable)
Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.
Etymology 2
Noun
cathedral (plural cathedrals)
A big church building, central place for some area.
The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*the"dral, n. Etym: [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cathédrale. See Cathedra.]
Definition: The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.
Ca*the"dral, a. Etym: [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cathédral.]
1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.
2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article! Jer. Taylor.
3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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