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Stupa

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stupa"

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Word	Definition
monumentnoun	A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
pagodanoun	A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
butsudannoun	A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.
chaityanoun	A Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa.
vedikanoun	(architecture) A low wall around a Buddhist stupa, in which the torans or gateways are set.
shrinenoun	A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
stoupnoun	A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.
spirit housenoun	(Southeast Asia) A small house- or temple-like structure mounted on a pillar at which offerings are made to a local deity or protective spirit.
subtemplenoun	(Asian English) A partly autonomous temple within the grounds of a larger religious complex.
tempiettonoun	(architecture) A small, temple-like building
templenoun	A house of worship, especially:
soclenoun	(architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
tholusnoun	A round building, dome, or cupola.
mandapanoun	(in south India, architecture) A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
apsenoun	(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
altar tombnoun	A monumental memorial resembling an altar, often with a canopy.
ordination hallnoun	(Buddhism) a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual and other rites
mausoleumnoun	A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
mastabanoun	(architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.
pedestalnoun	(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.