| 单词 | house of God |
| 释义 | house of God (once / 4373 pages) n WORD FAMILY house of God: houses of God USAGE EXAMPLESIn the parlance of Samuel Shem’s novel The House of God, the frequent flyer is a GOMER—“get out of my emergency room.” Slate(Sep 22, 2016) In all cases, Muslims see it as the oldest house of worship for the one God; it is also called Beit Allah, House of God. New York Times(Sep 10, 2016) Related: Headbanging in the house of God: Rio congregation worships with heavy metal Metal as a musical genre is rich, vital and interesting. The Guardian(Jun 08, 2016) n any building where congregations gather for prayer Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship Artemision at Ephesus 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 Chartres Cathedrala Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century Caaba(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 Parthenonthe main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture Sistine Chapelthe private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473 Mormon Tabernaclethe Mormon temple Oracle of Apollo(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 Temple of Artemisa large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world Temple of Jerusalemany 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 Westminster Abbeya famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery bethel a house of worship (especially one for sailors) chapela place of worship that has its own altar church, church buildinga place for public (especially Christian) worship conventicle, meetinghousea 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 shrinea place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person synagogue, tabernacle, temple(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation templeplace of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity abbeya church associated with a monastery or convent basilicaan early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges cathedralany large and important church cathedral, duomothe principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese chantrya chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor joss housea Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship kirka Scottish church lady chapela small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary oraclea shrine where an oracular god is consulted pagodaan Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof pantheon(antiquity) a temple to all the gods side chapela small chapel off the side aisle of a church stupa, topea dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists building, edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
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