holy place
Consecrated worship site
A holy place is a location considered sacred, set apart for religious worship or spiritual significance.
Churches, temples, mosques, and shrines are holy places, as are natural sites like mountains or springs that traditions deem sacred.
The term can extend figuratively to any space treated with reverence: The workshop was his holy place.
Place of Christian worship
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
basilica · shrine · monastery · abbey · pagoda · stupa · minaret · ziggurat
Sacred ritual table
- relicPreserved ancient object
- reliquaryContainer for sacred remains
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- idolObject of worship
font · pulpit · prayer wheel · eternal flame · offering · incense · candles · prayer flags
Profound admiring respect
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
contemplation · meditation · silence · devotion · sanctity · transcendence · mysticism · pilgrims
Declared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
venerated · revered · divine · spiritual · sacrosanct · inviolable · dedicated · devotional
church
Place of Christian worship
chapel · basilica · shrine · monastery · abbey · pagoda · stupa · minaret · ziggurat · cloister
altar
Sacred ritual table
idol · font · pulpit · prayer wheel · eternal flame · offering · incense · candles · prayer flags · menorah
reverence
Profound admiring respect
peace · contemplation · meditation · silence · devotion · sanctity · transcendence · mysticism · pilgrims · worship
consecrated
Declared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
anointed · venerated · revered · divine · spiritual · sacrosanct · inviolable · dedicated · devotional · ceremonial
mecca
Destination for enthusiasts
- sacredsacred, sanctity, sacredness, holiness, divine
- sanctuariessanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, safe haven, haven, wildlife sanctuary
- worship placeschurch, mosque, chapel, cathedral, monastery
- Bible Buildingstabernacle, house of God, Noah's Ark, Tower of Babel, inn
- sacred spacessanctuary, chapel, sanctum, mandir, prayer hall
- sanctityholiness, sacredness, hallowedness, sanctity, blessedness
holy placecommon ground
Points of agreement
public square · marketplace · commercial space · commercial district
holy placehell
Underworld of suffering
cursed ground · den of iniquity · hellmouth · underworld · abyss
holy placebrothel
Commercial sex establishment
gambling den · opium den · house of ill repute · hell · Hades
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