pagodas

noun

plural of pagoda
as in mosques

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  1. mosques
  2. temples
  3. synagogues
  4. shrines
Noun
  • Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Well, there are neighborhoods, there are mosques – go and work on it there!
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of mosques
Noun
  • The temple — one of more than 200 LDS temples operating globally — has been closed since late 2019 for renovations to expand its interior, shore up its foundation and make seismic upgrades.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Expected attendees include entrepreneurs, educators, artists, youth leaders, faith leaders and public officials as well as representatives from temples and yoga centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of temples
Noun
  • As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of synagogues
Noun
  • Outside the shrines, though, the atmosphere is almost festive.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Some temples may also have shrines dedicated to indigenous gods or spirits of the land.
    — Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrines
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