Definitions for "Cathedra"
Keywords:  throne, bishop, chair, church, amvon
The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.
the special chair that a bishop sits in during a church service: The Bishop's Cathedra. The cathedra is sometimes moved to a prominent place for special occasions--as for the conferring of honorary degrees.
The Bishop's raised platform in the middle of the Church, upon which he vests and stands at the begining of the Divine Liturgy.