cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/noun
उच्चारण कथीड्रल
गिरजाघर (मुख्य), कैथेड्रल
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as one-word substitution
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[C]
the main church of a district, under the care of a bishop
गिरजाघर (मुख्य), कैथेड्रल
- St Paul's Cathedral in Kolkata
- The cathedral's bells rang out across the city on Christmas morning.
- The cathedral in Goa is visited by thousands of tourists every year.
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- We attended the Christmas service at the cathedral.
- The bishop gave a sermon at the cathedral on Sunday.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the cathedral (specific) / a cathedral
Use the when it is clear which cathedral is meant in a city, and a when you mention one among many.
जब शहर में स्पष्ट हो कि कौन-सा कैथेड्रल है तब 'the', और कई में से किसी एक का ज़िक्र हो तब 'a' लगता है।
- The cathedral stands in the middle of the old town.
- Goa has a cathedral that is more than four hundred years old.
Name + Cathedral (capital letter)
In a proper name, Cathedral takes a capital letter; when it is used generally, it does not.
विशिष्ट नाम में 'Cathedral' का C capital होता है; सामान्य प्रयोग में छोटा अक्षर रहता है।
- Tourists visit the Se Cathedral in Old Goa.
- The cathedral in our town was built by the British.
cathedral + city / town / church / tower
As a modifier, cathedral describes a place linked to the main church.
Modifier के रूप में 'cathedral' उस स्थान का वर्णन करता है जो मुख्य गिरजाघर से जुड़ा है।
- Durham is a cathedral city in the north of England.
in / at / inside a cathedral
Use at for an event held there, in or inside for being within the building.
वहाँ होने वाले आयोजन के लिए 'at' और भवन के भीतर होने के लिए 'in' या 'inside' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The choir sang at the cathedral on Christmas Eve.
- It was cool and silent inside the cathedral.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cathedral
Gothicmedievalancientgrandvast
- The vast cathedral could seat three thousand people.
verb + cathedral
visitbuildrestoreenterdamage
- The government gave funds to restore the cathedral.
cathedral + noun
bellchoirspiresquareorgan
- The cathedral bell rang across the quiet valley.
noun + of + cathedral
the dome ofthe nave ofthe altar ofthe steps of
- Pigeons sat on the steps of the cathedral.
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- The cathedral was crowded with worshippers on Easter morning.
ईस्टर की सुबह कैथेड्रल उपासकों से भरा हुआ था।
- Students of history studied the Gothic architecture of the cathedral.
इतिहास के विद्यार्थियों ने कैथेड्रल की गॉथिक वास्तुकला का अध्ययन किया।
- The old cathedral took nearly a hundred years to complete.
पुराने कैथेड्रल को पूरा होने में लगभग सौ वर्ष लगे।
- Radhika sat on a bench outside the cathedral and sketched the tower.
राधिका कैथेड्रल के बाहर एक बेंच पर बैठकर मीनार का रेखाचित्र बनाने लगी।
- A cathedral is the main church because the bishop's seat is kept there.
कैथेड्रल मुख्य गिरजाघर होता है क्योंकि बिशप की गद्दी वहीं रखी जाती है।
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✗ We went to cathedral on Sunday.
✓ We went to the cathedral on Sunday.
Cathedral is a building, not an institution like school or church in a general sense, so it needs the article.
'Cathedral' एक भवन है, इसलिए उसके साथ article चाहिए; 'to cathedral' अंग्रेज़ी में नहीं चलता।
✗ The cathedrals bell is very loud.
✓ The cathedral's bell is very loud.
A possessive of a single noun needs an apostrophe before s.
एकवचन noun का possessive बनाने के लिए s से पहले apostrophe लगता है।
✗ There is a famous cathedral in the heart of the city, it attracts tourists.
✓ There is a famous cathedral in the heart of the city, and it attracts tourists.
Two clauses cannot be joined by a comma alone; add and.
दो clauses को केवल comma से नहीं जोड़ा जा सकता; 'and' लगाइए।
AaSpelling
ca·the·dral
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution (places of worship): a Christian place is a church (a large one a cathedral); a Hindu temple or mandir; a Muslim mosque or masjid; a Sikh gurdwara; a Buddhist monastery or vihara; a Jewish synagogue; a Parsi fire temple (agiary).
One-word substitution (पूजा-स्थल) में ईसाइयों का church (बड़ा cathedral); हिंदुओं का temple या मंदिर; मुसलमानों का mosque या मस्जिद; सिखों का गुरुद्वारा; बौद्धों का monastery या विहार; यहूदियों का synagogue; पारसियों का fire temple (अगियारी)।
General knowledge
The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
गोवा का Basilica of Bom Jesus UNESCO विश्व धरोहर स्थल है।