Cathedral
Cathedral noun - A large, magnificent, or massive building.
Usage example: the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Edifice
Edifice noun - A large, magnificent, or massive building.
Usage example: the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices
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Synonyms for Edifice
Cathedral and edifice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cathedral" instead a noun "Edifice".
Nearby Word: edification
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Edifice and Cathedral. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cathedral/edifice
Cathedral & Edifice. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cathedral/edifice>.
Edifice or Cathedral. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cathedral/edifice.
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