Cathedra vs. Chair — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cathedra and Chair
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Cathedra
A cathedra is the raised throne of a bishop in the early Christian basilica. When used with this meaning, it may also be called the bishop's throne.
Chair
One of the basic pieces of furniture, a chair is a type of seat. Its primary features are two pieces of a durable material, attached as back and seat to one another at a 90° or slightly greater angle, with usually the four corners of the horizontal seat attached in turn to four legs—or other parts of the seat's underside attached to three legs or to a shaft about which a four-arm turnstile on rollers can turn—strong enough to support the weight of a person who sits on the seat (usually wide and broad enough to hold the lower body from the buttocks almost to the knees) and leans against the vertical back (usually high and wide enough to support the back to the shoulder blades).
Cathedra
A bishop's official chair or throne.
Chair
A piece of furniture designed to accommodate one sitting or reclining person, providing support for the back and often the arms and typically standing on four legs.
Cathedra
The office or see of a bishop.
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Chair
A seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as that of a bishop.
Cathedra
The official chair of an office or a position, as of a professor.
Chair
An office or position of authority, such as a professorship.
Cathedra
The chair or throne of a bishop.
Chair
A person who holds an office or a position of authority, such as one who presides over a meeting or administers a department of instruction at a college; a chairperson.
Cathedra
The rank of bishop.
Chair
The position of a player in an orchestra.
Cathedra
The official chair of some position or office, as of a professor.
Chair
(Slang) The electric chair.
Cathedra
The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.
The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible "when he speaks ex cathedra."
Chair
A seat carried about on poles; a sedan chair.
Cathedra
A throne that is the official chair of a bishop
Chair
Any of several devices that serve to support or secure, such as a metal block that supports and holds railroad track in position.
Chair
To preside over as chairperson
Chair a meeting.
Chair
To install (someone) in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer.
Chair
To carry (someone) high off the ground in a chair or in a seated position, especially as a tribute.
Chair
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
Chair
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Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.
Chair
(music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.
Chair
(rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
Chair
(chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
Chair
Ellipsis of electric chair
The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.
Chair
(education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
Chair
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
Chair
The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
Chair
(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.
Chair
(transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
Chair
To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.
Chair
A movable single seat with a back.
Chair
An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.
The chair of a philosophical school.
A chair of philology.
Chair
The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
Chair
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
Think what an equipage thou hast in air,And view with scorn two pages and a chair.
Chair
An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
Chair
To place in a chair.
Chair
To carry publicly in a chair in triumph.
Chair
To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he chaired the meeting.
Chair
A seat for one person, with a support for the back;
He put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
Chair
The position of professor;
He was awarded an endowed chair in economics
Chair
The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
Address your remarks to the chairperson
Chair
An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair;
The murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
Chair
Act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university;
She chaired the department for many years
Chair
Preside over;
John moderated the discussion
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