ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CATHEDRAL
From Late Latin (ecclesia) cathedrālis cathedral (church), from cathedra bishop's throne, from Greek kathedra seat.
10 QUOTES WITH «CATHEDRAL»
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Maimed but still magnificent... Europe's mightiest medieval cathedral.
Religions in general have to rediscover their roots. In Hinduism and the Koran, animals are described as equals. If you walk into a cathedral and look at the decorations of early Christianity, there are vines, animals, creatures and birds thriving all over the stonework.
At the school I attended, the clergyman who ran the cathedral school in Shanghai would give lines to the boys as a punishment. They expected you to copy out, say, 20 or 30 pages from one of the school texts. But I found that rather than laboriously copying out something from a novel by Charles Dickens, it was easier if I made it up myself.
I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.
You have started the book with this bubble over your head that contains a cathedral full of fire - that contains a novel so vast and great and penetrating and bright and dark that it will put all other novels ever written to shame. And then, as you get towards the end, you begin to realise, no, it's just this book.
The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.
It was a secular cathedral, dedicated to the rites of travel.
Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.
The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism. It is the story of the struggle of free thought with bigotry, religion making common cause with the wrong side.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATHEDRAL»
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Everyone is celebrating but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act - the seizure of Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
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Turing's
Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of ...
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for budding architects.
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The
Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source ...
The Cathedral & the Bazaar is a must for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Already, billions of dollars have been made and lost based on the ideas in this book.
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Darwin's
Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of ...
In this book, David Sloan Wilson takes the radical step of joining the two, but not in the usual fashion.
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Cathedral: Raymond Carver
Part of The Wadsworh Casebooks for Reading, Research, and Writing Series, this new title provides all the materials a reader needs to complete a literary research assignment in one convenient location.
Raymond Carver, Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell, 2003
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Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Lincoln
Cathedral Chapter ...
A group of MSS written at the Cathedral c.1100 is notable for its distinctive decoration. The Catalogue is preceded by a history of the Cathedral Library, based on the rich documentary evidence, which includes two medieval catalogues.
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Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The
Cathedral of Erotic Misery
The Building Studies series examines important buildings through original documents, detailed text, photography, and drawings in an affordable format.
Elizabeth Burns Gamard, 2000
After a breakdown in diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting peace between the Bajorans and Cardassians, an alliance of alien religions offers unexpected new hope, as crew members of the Defiant embark on odysseys of self-discovery amid a ...
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The Cube and the
Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics ...
Why is Europe dying, demographically? In The Cube and the Cathedral, George Weigel offers a penetrating critique of "Europe's problem" and draws out its lessons for the rest of the democratic world.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATHEDRAL»
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National Cathedral & Confederate Windows
The Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, which is an Episcopal Church institution but serves as a place for national religious ... «First Things, Jul 15»
PETA wants to replace cathedral's Confederate window
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A Christian outreach division of PETA wants to replace the Washington National Cathedral's Confederate ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
Thief steals lifesaving defibrillator from Exeter Cathedral
A lifesaving defibrillator installed at Exeter Cathedral after a member of the congregation collapsed and died during a service has been stolen ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Pope Francis pays visit to cathedral in Quito
Pope Francis visited the metropolitan cathedral of Quito, Ecuador, last night at the end of the second day of his short tour of Latin American ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»
Iconic Catalpa Tree outside Rochester Cathedral has split in two
The American Indian bean tree, which stands between the cathedral and the castle is believed to be the oldest of its kind in England. «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Summer Huddle football preview – Cathedral Prep
Outlook: Cathedral Prep has been one of the most dominant football programs in District 10 over the past few decades and won another ... «GoErie.com Blogs, Jul 15»
Re-pitching work begins on Peterborough Cathedral organ
As work begins on the ambitious 18 month project to re-pitch all 5286 pipes of its magnificent Hill organ, Peterborough Cathedral is inviting ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
Candles and choirs liven Cathedral
A jam-packed audience enjoyed the harmonious sound of eight choirs reverberating across Nelson Cathedral at the Choirs by Candlelight ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
7 July London bombings: Ceremonies in memory of victims
A minute's silence was observed as survivors and relatives of the victims gathered at St Paul's Cathedral. Petals fell from the dome as the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Vintage photos: Cathedral High School
With the recently announced merger of Cathedral and Holyoke Catholic high schools into the new $50 million Pope Francis High School, ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
