zikurat

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A form of ziggurat — A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

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Meanings

nounzikurat (plural zikurats)

plural zikurats

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ziggurat.

    It had two zikurats, of which that on the north may, as Andrae supposes, have been dedicated to Anu, and that on the south to Adad.

    1915, Robert William Rogers, A History of Babylonia and Assyria, page 323

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

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zigguratzikkurat
Broader
temple
Also see
ziggurat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

zikurat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zikurat

MLA

“zikurat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zikurat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zikurat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zikurat.

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