#place_of_worship__house_of_prayer__house_of_God__house_of_worship any building where congregations gather for prayer
supertype: #edifice__building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
subtype: #bethel a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
subtype: #chapel a place of worship that has its own altar
subtype: #chantry a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
subtype: #lady_chapel__ladychapel a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
subtype: #side_chapel a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
subtype: #church_building__church a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
subtype: #abbey a church associated with a monastery or convent
subtype: #basilica.church_building an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"
subtype: #cathedral any large and important church
subtype: #minster (British) any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
instance: #Westminster_Abbey
subtype: #cathedral.church_building the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
subtype: #kirk a Scottish church
subtype: #meetinghouse__conventicle a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists (e.g. Quakers))
subtype: #mosque__masjid__musjid a Muslim place of worship
subtype: #shrine a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
subtype: #oracle a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
subtype: #Temple_of_Apollo__Oracle_of_Apollo__Delphic_oracle__oracle_of_Delphi (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
subtype: #synagogue__temple__tabernacle (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
subtype: #temple place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
subtype: #joss_house a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
subtype: #pagoda an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
subtype: #pantheon.temple (ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
subtype: #Parthenon the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
subtype: #Mormon_Tabernacle__Tabernacle the Mormon temple
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