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[[File:Façade cathédrale Florence.jpg|thumb|[[Florence Cathedral]]]]
'''''Duomo''''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|d|w|oʊ|m|oʊ}}, {{IPA|it|ˈdwɔːmo|lang}}) is an [[Italian language|Italian]] term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as a [[cathedral]], whether or not it currently plays this role.<ref>[[Giacomo Devoto]], [[Gian Carlo Oli]], ''[[Il Devoto–Oli]]. Vocabolario della Lingua Italiana'', edited by [[Luca Serianni]] and [[Maurizio Trifone]], [[Le Monnier (publishing house)|Le Monnier]].</ref> The [[Duomo of Monza]], for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definition not a cathedral.  In a similar way, the town of [[Asolo]] has not had its own bishop since the 10th century, but the main church (rebuilt since then) is still called the [[Asolo Duomo]]. By contradistinction, the Italian word for a cathedral ''[[sensu stricto]]'' is ''cattedrale''. There is no direct translation of "duomo" into English, leading to many such churches being erroneously called "cathedral" in English, regardless of whether the church in question hosts a bishop.  Each city or town will have only one ''duomo'', unless there are different denominations involved.

Locally, people usually use ''il Duomo'', the ''Duomo'', without regard to the full proper name of the church.

Similar words exist in other European languages: ''Dom'' ([[German language|German]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]]), ''dom'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]), ''dóm'' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]]), ''dôme'' ([[French language|French]] - usually less common), ''domo'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), ''doms'' ([[Latvian language|Latvian]]), ''tum'' ([[Polish language|Polish]]), ''domkirke'' ([[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]), ''dómkirkja'' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]), ''domkyrka'' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]), ''toomkirik'' ([[Estonian language|Estonian]]), ''tuomiokirkko'' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]) and so on. Also in these languages the respective terms do not necessarily refer to a church functioning as a cathedral, but also to proto-cathedrals or simply prominent church buildings, which have never been a cathedral in the exact sense of that word. German ''Dom'' and Polish ''tum'' became the [[synecdoche]] used – ''[[pars pro toto]]'' – for most existing or former [[collegiate church]]es. Therefore, translation of these terms into English as "cathedrals" may not always be appropriate and should be used on a contextual basis.  Generally, only the Italian ''duomo'' and the German ''Dom'' are likely to be encountered in English.  

According to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' and the ''[[Zingarelli]]'', the word ''[[:wiktionary:duomo|duomo]]'' derives from the Latin word ''[[:wiktionary:domus|domus]]'', meaning "house", as a cathedral is the "house of God", or ''domus Dei''. The ''Garzanti online dictionary'' also gives the etymology as deriving from "house", but "house of the bishop"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/it/dizionario/it/lemma/6302702b0cf3b0b3e02e6582c9f8911e33c2534f |title=duomo |publisher=Garzantilinguistica.it |access-date=2018-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731091434/http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/it/dizionario/it/lemma/6302702b0cf3b0b3e02e6582c9f8911e33c2534f |archive-date=2012-07-31 |quote=''domu(m)'' (''episcopi''); propr. ‘casa (del vescovo)’. }}</ref> instead.

Italian cathedrals are often highly decorated and contain notable artworks; in many cases the buildings themselves are true artworks. Perhaps the best known ''duomo'' is the one in [[Florence Cathedral|Florence]], but other well-known cathedrals include the [[Milan Cathedral]] and those of [[Siena Cathedral|Siena]], [[Alba Cathedral|Alba]], [[Ancona Cathedral|Ancona]], [[Mantua Cathedral|Mantua]] and [[Parma Cathedral|Parma]].{{fact|date=July 2017}}

==Gallery==
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File:Kölner Dom - Westfassade 2022 ohne Gerüst-0968.jpg|[[Cologne Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Speyer Dom pano.jpg|[[Speyer Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Milan Cathedral from Piazza del Duomo.jpg|[[Milan Cathedral]], [[Italy]]
File:Hram svetog save beograd 0005.jpg|[[Cathedral of Saint Sava]], [[Serbia]]
File:Salzburg cathedral frontview01.jpg|[[Salzburg Cathedral]], [[Austria]]
File:Pisa - Cattedrale da Battistero 02.jpg|[[Pisa Cathedral]], [[Italy]]
File:Helsinki July 2013-27a.jpg|[[Helsinki Cathedral|Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral]], [[Finland]]
File:Mainzer Dom, Leichhof (2008-04-23 Sp).jpg|[[Mainz Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Parma-pjt6.jpg|[[Parma Cathedral]], [[Italy]]
File:Worms Dom Ostfassade Vierung2005-05-27a.jpg|[[Worms Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Duomo di Siena-9635.jpg|[[Siena Cathedral]], [[Italy]]
File:Aachen Germany Imperial-Cathedral-01.jpg|[[Aachen Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Frankfurter Dom Eiserner Steg.jpg|[[Frankfurt Cathedral]], [[Germany]]
File:Naples Cathedral - Duomo di Napoli, Façade (5315-Pan).jpg|[[Naples Cathedral]], [[Italy]]
File:Buurkerk en Domtoren.jpg|[[St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]
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==See also==
* [[List of building types]]

==References==
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