ancestral shrine
English
Noun
ancestral
shrine
(
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
Translations
Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors
Chinese:
Mandarin:
祠堂
(zh)
(
cítáng
)
,
宗祠
(zh)
(
zōngcí
)
,
宗廟
/
宗庙
(zh)
(
zōngmiào
)
(
for royal or noble families
)
,
祖廟
/
祖庙
(zh)
(
zǔmiào
)
Finnish:
esi-isille
omistettu
temppeli
Russian:
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