cathedra

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cathedra

cathedra
The bishop’s throne, set at the end of the apse in Early Christian churches.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cathedra

throne indicative of religious power. [Folklore: Jobes, 307]
See: Authority
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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