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kapishche

kapishche noun: a pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god.

Noun

kapishche (plural kapishches)

  1. (historical) A pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god.
  2. A shrine or small temple used in Slavic neopaganism.

Forms of kapishche

pluralkapishches

Origin of kapishche

From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).

Questions about kapishche

What does kapishche mean?
Kapishche means a pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god.
What part of speech is kapishche?
Kapishche is a noun.
What is the plural of kapishche?
The plural of kapishche is kapishches.

Words near kapishche in the dictionary

  1. Kapinos
  2. Kapinoses
  3. Kapinus
  4. Kapiri Mposhi
  5. Kapisa
  6. kapishche
  7. kapishches
  8. Kapist
  9. Kapists
  10. Kapitalistate
  11. Kapitean

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