39
sanctuary(noun, place, house, shelter, building)
37
temple(noun, place, house, shelter, building)
33
shrine(noun, spirit, house, shelter, building)
25
sanctum(noun, shrine, sacrarium, sanctorium)
19
holy place(noun, expression, idiom, shrine, temple)
17
chapel(noun, house, building, sanctuary, room)
17
chancel(noun, building, sanctuary, institution, shrine)
16
sanctorium(noun, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium)
13
house of worship(noun, expression, idiom, place, building)
12
tabernacle(noun, place, house, shelter, building)
10
clergy(noun, religion, faith, ministry, desk)
10
religion(noun, order, group, system, belief)
10
synagogue(noun, building, sanctuary, institution, shrine)
9
cathedral(noun, building, sanctuary, institution, shrine)
9
denomination(noun, religion, order, group, belief)
8
abbey(noun, building, sanctuary, institution, shrine)
8
churchly(adjective, religion, religious, priestly, ecclesiastical)
8
ecclesiastical(adjective, religion, religious, priestly)
8
oratory(noun, religion, building, sanctuary, institution)
8
persuasion(noun, religion, order, group, belief)
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