All holy place synonyms
ho·ly place
H h 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.
- temple — Shirley (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.