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Pagoda Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pagoda? [n] an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pagoda: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pagoda: alcove \| antenna tower \| barbican \| belfry \| bell tower \| belvedere \| campanile \| colossus \| column \| cupola \| derrick \| dewal \| dome \| fane \| fire tower \| garden \| gazebo \| girja \| kiack \| lantern \| lighthouse \| martello \| martello tower \| masjid \| mast \| minaret \| monument \| mosque \| obelisk \| observation tower \| pantheon \| pilaster \| pillar \| pinnacle \| pole \| pylon \| pyramid \| shaft \| shul \| skyscraper \| spire \| standpipe \| steeple \| stupa \| synagogue \| tabernacle \| television mast \| temple \| tope \| tour \| tower \| turret \| water tower \| windmill tower See Also \| temple Pagoda In Webster's Dictionary \Pa*go"da\, n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per. but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a temple.] 1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship. 2. An idol. [R.] --Brande & C. 3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.

Pagoda Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pagoda?

[n] an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pagoda:

See Also | temple

Pagoda In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*go"da\, n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per.
but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol
+ kadah a house, a temple.]
1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and
   tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of
   India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not
   always, devoted to idol worship.

2. An idol. [R.] --Brande & C.

3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf.
   Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or
   silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current
   in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and
   a half rupees.

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