steeple
Pointed bell tower
A steeple is a tall, pointed tower rising from the roof of a church, typically topped with a spire.
The steeple houses bells and serves as a visible landmark, historically helping travelers locate the town center: The white steeple was visible for miles across the valley.
Steeplechase racing takes its name from cross-country races toward distant church steeples.
Tapering architectural peak
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
- belfryTower containing bells
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
turret · pinnacle · finial · weathervane · clock tower · lantern · fleche · broach
Tuned bronze bell instrument
clapper · bronze · cast · tuned · vespers · call to worship · wedding bells · bell rope
Local church community
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- chapelSmall worship room
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
meetinghouse · sanctuary · nave · chancel · vestry · rector · minister · vicar
Tapering to a tip
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- tallOf considerable height
slender · conical · pyramidal · octagonal · spired · towering · lofty · ascending
Urban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- beaconGuiding light source
- navigationDetermining position and course
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
cityscape · townscape · village · iconic · recognizable · visible · horizon · distant
spire
Tapering architectural peak
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
- belfryTower containing bells
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
cupola · turret · pinnacle · finial · weathervane · clock tower · lantern · fleche · broach · needle
carillon
Tuned bronze bell instrument
ring · clapper · bronze · cast · tuned · vespers · call to worship · wedding bells · bell rope · belfry
parish
Local church community
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- chapelSmall worship room
- cathedralBishop's principal church
basilica · meetinghouse · sanctuary · nave · chancel · vestry · rector · minister · vicar · sexton
pointed
Tapering to a tip
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- verticalAt right angles groundward
tall · slender · conical · pyramidal · octagonal · spired · towering · lofty · ascending · upward
skyline
Urban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- beaconGuiding light source
- navigationDetermining position and course
orientation · cityscape · townscape · village · iconic · recognizable · visible · horizon · distant · wayfinding
- towerstower, bell tower, radio tower, water tower, cell tower
- American ProtestantismBaptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian
- British ReligionAnglican, Church of Scotland, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- church featuresaltar cloth, altar rail, apse, baptismal font, baptistery
- church partsnave, chancel, apse, narthex, transept
steeplecrypt
Subterranean burial vault
basement · cellar · foundation · dungeon · catacomb
steepleminaret
Mosque tower with balcony
pagoda · torii · stupa · dome · onion dome
steeplesmokestack
Industrial exhaust column
chimney · cooling tower · silo · water tower · cell tower
- church steeplesPointed towers on sanctuaries
- steep hillAbrupt upward slope
- steep learning curveDifficult initial skill acquisition
- steep slopeAbrupt rise in terrain
- steep climbSharply angled upward path
- steep cliffsSharp vertical rock formations
steep, steeply, steeples, steepness, steeplechase, steepled, steepen, steepling, steepening