pagan temples
Pre-Christian worship sites
Pagan temples are places of worship dedicated to polytheistic or pre-Christian religions—Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, and others.
The phrase appears most often in historical and archaeological contexts: The Romans built pagan temples throughout their empire.
In religious discourse, it may carry dismissive connotations, contrasting "pagan" worship with monotheistic traditions.
- altarSacred ritual table
- burnt offeringSacrifice consumed by flames
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ancient ritesTraditional sacred ceremonies
- sacred flamePerpetual religious fire
colonnade · sacrifice · shrine · Greco-Roman · sanctuary · holy ground · fire · ziggurat · Shinto · stone · stone circle · Zeus · libation · Vedic · votive · mystery cult · triskelion · naos
- Viking Scandinavialongships, runestones, Norse sagas, Norse gods, Odin
- ConstantineConstantine, Constantine I, Constantinople, Edict of Milan, Council of Nicaea
- Lebanon historyPhoenicia, Tyre, Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Phoenician alphabet
- ancient EthiopiaKaleb, stelae, ivory trade, gold trade, Christianization
pagan templeschurches
Christian houses of worship
mosques · synagogues · Christian churches · cathedrals · basilicas
pagan templesgovernment buildings
Facilities for official administration
courthouses · civic centers · town halls · commercial buildings · marketplaces