ALL meanings of ziggurat
zig·gu·rat
Z z - noun ziggurat A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories. 1
- noun ziggurat (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces. 1
- noun ziggurat a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians in Mesopotamia. The tower of Babel is thought to be one of these 0
- noun ziggurat a temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, in the form of a terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it 0