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Citadel vs Cathedral - What's the difference?

citadel | cathedral |

As nouns the difference between citadel and cathedral

is that citadel is a strong fortress that sits high above a city while cathedral is a big church building, central place for some area.

citadel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
  • (sometimes, figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.
  • * 1836 , Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, The American in England (page 269)
    • Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea

    Anagrams

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    cathedral

    English

    (wikipedia cathedral)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A big church building, central place for some area.
  • The principal church of a bishop's diocese which contains an episcopal throne.

    • Derived terms

    * cathedral ceiling