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What is the difference between cathedral and minster?

cathedral | minster |

As nouns the difference between cathedral and minster

is that cathedral is a big church building, central place for some area while minster is a monastic church.

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

    minster

    English

    (wikipedia minster)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a monastic church
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    • Anagrams

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