Terms

  • temple - a building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence
  • tabernacle
    1. (in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction.
    2. a meeting place for worship used by some Protestants or Mormons
  • church - a building used for public Christian worship
  • cathedral - the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated
  • mosque - a Muslim place of worship
  • basilica - a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies
    • a building similar to a Roman basilica, used as a Christian church
    • the name given to certain churches granted special privileges by the Pope
  • pagoda - a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, typically a many-tiered tower, in India and East Asia
  • monastery - a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
  • sepulcher - a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
  • pyramid - a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt
  • mastaba - an ancient Egyptian tomb for bureaucracy officials. usually a forerunner of a pyramid