temple synonyms

temple

n.

house of prayer, house of worship, synagogue, aedes (Latin), stupa, dagoba, pantheon, pagoda, tope; see also church 1.

Famous temples include: Herod's Temple, Solomon's Temple, Zerabbabel's Temple, Parthenon (Athens), Greek Doric Temple (Sicily), Pantheon (Rome), Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Rome), Dilwara Temple (India), Lama Temple (Peking), Pura Besakih (Bali), Shawe Dagon (Rangoon), Honganji Temple (Kyoto), Angkor Wat (Cambodia).

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