religious buildings
Places of worship
Religious buildings are structures designed for worship, prayer, or spiritual practice.
Churches, mosques, temples, synagogues, and shrines all fall under this umbrella, each reflecting the traditions and architectural conventions of their faith.
The term appears often in planning documents, zoning discussions, and comparative religion: The neighborhood contains several religious buildings within walking distance.
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- house of worshipReligious service venue
- templeSacred worship structure
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
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- Secularismsecular humanism, secular state, separation of church and state, disestablishment, church and state
- Victorian ArchitectureVictorian architecture, Victorian, Victorian style, Queen Anne, Italianate
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Structures for enterprise use
government buildings · civic buildings · office buildings · shopping centers · courthouses
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Worship groups meeting domestically
residential buildings · apartments · living rooms · backyards
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Religiously significant protected woodlands
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