what de difference amoung?

Question

the cathedral, dom and basilica

Answer 1

I am pretty sure Dom is what a cathedral is called in German. SO the Cologne Cathedral is the Dom in Koln. Not sure about Basillica.

Answer 2

Very little. All three words now mean a large Christian church, usually the seat of a Bishop. 'Dom' is, in fact, the German word for the English 'Cathedral'. 'Basilica' can be slightly different as it originally meant a large Roman building, square or rectangular, not cruciform like most churches with aisles and naves. Initially, Christian churches were built in this style and the word should strictly only be used for those buildings. However, that is no always the case.

Answer 3

It is mainly the same thing, but the words have different origins:

Dome: from Latin ’domus’ the house, is a big church, the house of a bishop.

Cathedral: from Greek-Latin ’cathedra’ the pulpit, the chair of a teacher. Ofthe a cathedral is the main church of a town or of the influence of a monastery. In German it is also called: Münster.

Basilika: from Greek-Latin ’basilika’ the hall of a king, first found in Rome as a big hall with market and open court, often with several naves, sometimes transept. This model was then used for the first churches. Basilica was therefore also a description of a special style of architecture.

Münster: from Latin ’monasterium’ monastery, in German Kloster, which again is cloister in English (Kloster is the whole building and institution, whereas cloister is only the hallway where the monks or nuns meditated in walking around a little garden). Münster was also a very common denomination for the main church (cf county Monster in Ireland, Mostar in ex-Yougoslavia, Müstair in Switzerland, and many more)

Church, kerk, Kirche etc: from Greek κυριακη (kyriakä), κυρος (küros), master and then house of the master.

Hope to have cleared a few points, and ...
You are welcome!

Answer 4

Although the meanings have now become blurred in modern English usage until they now mean something similar, there are subtle differences because of the origins of the words.

"Cathedral" means "church of a bishop" and derives from the Greek word "kathedra" meaning seat or bench

In the Middle Ages, in Germany "dom" and in Italy "duomo" were used for "cathedral" (on the notion of "God's house"), although it is uncommon to hear it used in English.

"Basilica" was used as a Latin word meaning "building of a court of justice," and, by extension, church built on the plan of one. The word derives from the Greek for "stoa" (basilike). In Rome, the word "basilica" was applied specifically to the seven principal churches founded by Constantine.

Answer 5

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