house of prayer

Noun
  1. Any building where congregations gather for prayer (synset 103959692)
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    subtypes:
    • bethel - a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
    • chapel - a place of worship that has its own altar
    • church, church building - a place for public (especially Christian) worship
    • conventicle, meetinghouse - a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
    • masjid, musjid - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship
    • mosque - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
    • shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
    • synagogue, tabernacle, temple - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
    • temple - place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
    same as: house of god, house of worship, place of worship

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