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All holy place synonyms

ho·ly place
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noun holy place

  • idol — an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
  • synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
  • shrine — a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
  • church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
  • chapel — A chapel is a part of a church which has its own altar and which is used for private prayer.
  • altar — An altar is a holy table in a church or temple.
  • mausoleum — a stately and magnificent tomb.
  • house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
  • mosque — a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
  • pagoda — (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
  • basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
  • sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
  • templeShirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • chancel — The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
  • minster — a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
  • cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
  • tabernacle — any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.
  • masjid — a mosque.
  • sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
  • sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
  • grave — the grave accent.
  • reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.
  • pantheon — a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
  • house of god — Also called house of worship, house of prayer. a building devoted to religious worship; a church, synagogue, temple, chapel, etc.
  • house of worship — house of God.
  • house of prayer — house of God.
  • shul — a synagogue.
  • sacrarium — Roman Catholic Church. a piscina.
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