Meanings
nounancestral shrine (plural ancestral shrines)
plural ancestral shrines
- A temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion.
Synonyms: ancestral hall, ancestral temple, lineage temple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 祠堂, 宗祠
- 祠堂 (cítáng)Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
- 宗祠 (zōngcí)Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
- 宗廟 /宗庙 (zōngmiào)Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
- 祖廟 /祖庙 (zǔmiào)Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
Finnish esi-isille omistettu temppeli
- esi-isille omistettu temppeliChinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
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ancestral shrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestral%20shrine
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“ancestral shrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestral%20shrine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancestral shrine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestral%20shrine.
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