house of God

the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262

a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century

(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying

the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture

the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473

the Mormon temple

(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous

a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall

a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery

a house of worship (especially one for sailors)

a place of worship that has its own altar

a place for public (especially Christian) worship

a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

a church associated with a monastery or convent

an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges

any large and important church

the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor

a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship

a Scottish church

a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary

a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

(antiquity) a temple to all the gods

a small chapel off the side aisle of a church

a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists