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Kremlin :: Kremlin (n.) The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc..

Galilee :: Galilee (n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals..

Cathedralic :: Cathedralic (a.) Cathedral.

Capitulary :: Capitulary (a.) Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular.

Prebendary :: Prebendary (n.) A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative..

Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..

Canon :: Canon (n.) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

Old :: Old (superl.) Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old..

Precentor :: Precentor (n.) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the chanter or master of the choir.

Enthronization :: Enthronization (n.) The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral..

Canonry :: Canonry (n. pl.) A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Consistory :: Consistory (n.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.

Cathedrated :: Cathedrated (a.) Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.

Faldstool :: Faldstool (n.) A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church..

Sacrist :: Sacrist (n.) A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (n.) The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne..

Cathedra :: Cathedra (n.) The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority..

Domino :: Domino (n.) A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice.

Subcircular :: Subchanter (n.) An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.

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