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单词 place of worship
释义
place of worship
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WORD FAMILY
place of worship: places of worship
USAGE EXAMPLES
The suspect is charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship.
Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)
“ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad.”
Time(Dec 21, 2016)
The Premonstratensians returned in the early 1990s and began restoring the dilapidated property into a place of worship.
Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016)
n any building where congregations gather for prayer
Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper
house of God, house of prayer, house of worship
Artemision at Ephesus
the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
Chartres Cathedral
a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century
Caaba
(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
Parthenon
the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
Sistine Chapel
the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473
Mormon Tabernacle
the Mormon temple
Oracle of Apollo
(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
Temple of Artemis
a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Temple of Jerusalem
any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
Westminster Abbey
a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery
bethel
a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
chapel
a place of worship that has its own altar
church, church building
a place for public (especially Christian) worship
conventicle, meetinghouse
a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
masjid, musjid
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship
mosque
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
shrine
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
synagogue, tabernacle, temple
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
temple
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
abbey
a church associated with a monastery or convent
basilica
an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
cathedral
any large and important church
cathedral, duomo
the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
chantry
a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
joss house
a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
kirk
a Scottish church
lady chapel
a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
oracle
a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
pagoda
an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
pantheon
(antiquity) a temple to all the gods
side chapel
a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
stupa, tope
a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
building, edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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