Cathedral
proper nouncommon in dialogue
The mainstream system or establishment in society, regarded as liberal or leftist.
proper noun
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The mainstream system or establishment in society, regarded as liberal or leftist.
The reaction from the Cathedral—the press, the political establishment, and everyone else who shaped acceptable opinion—was quick and unanimous
This is why grown-up men and women in the Cathedral (to use the neoreactionary term for the Establishment) actually believe that the MAGA yahoos of January 6 nearly overthrew the US government.
[Curtis Yarvin] is forthright in his belief that the present order — to his mind, an oligarchy governed by a complex of elite institutions (like this newspaper) that he calls “the Cathedral” — should be overthrown
Etymology
From cathedral. Coined by American far-right political theorist and computer scientist Curtis Yarvin, writing as Mencius Moldbug.
Cathedral · The mainstream system or establishment in society, regarded as liberal or leftist.
Catherine · A female given name from Ancient Greek.catholic · Universal; all-encompassing.Catholic · Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g.…