48
sanctuary(noun, area, house, building, room)
38
shrine(noun, spirit, house, shelter, building)
29
church(noun, house, shelter, building, institution)
27
sanctum(noun, sanctuary, shrine, sacrarium, sanctorium)
24
holy place(noun, expression, idiom, house, shrine)
17
chancel(noun, building, sanctuary, shrine, sanctum)
16
sanctorium(noun, sanctuary, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium)
15
house of worship(noun, expression, idiom, building, sanctuary)
13
synagogue(noun, house, building, sanctuary, church)
12
tabernacle(noun, house, shelter, building, church)
11
pagoda(noun, house, pavilion)
10
cathedral(noun, house, building, sanctuary, church)
10
chapel(noun, house, building, sanctuary, shrine)
9
mosque(noun, house, building, sanctuary, shrine)
8
altar(noun, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium, sanctorium)
8
sacrarium(noun, sanctuary, shrine, sanctum, sanctorium)
7
place of worship(noun, expression, idiom, house, location)
7
bema(noun, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium, sanctorium)
7
holiest area in religious building(noun, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium, sanctorium)
7
holiest room in religious building(noun, shrine, sanctum, sacrarium, sanctorium)
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