Etymology

kapishche

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Today it means: A pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god. Full definition →

Russian ка́пище ← Old East Slavic капище
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  1. Old East Slavic · derived fromкапище
  2. Russian · borrowed fromка́пище
  3. English todaykapishche

From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).

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