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Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven proper noun: a religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.

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Proper noun

the Temple of Heaven

  1. A religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.
    • Jonah Byrde: Y'know, in third grade, we learned about the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. There are like 600 acres and on the grounds there's this building called the Hall for Prayer for Good Harvests. It's circled by this thing called the Echo Wall.
      Wendy Byrde: Ok, ok.
      Jonah Byrde: You can go there...2022 January 21, Chris Mundy, Ozark, 00:41:05
  2. (proscribed) The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the complex, commonly confused as its focus.

Temple of Heaven meaning in Hindi and Vietnamese

Temple of Heaven in Hindi

religious complex in Beijing
स्वर्ग मंदिर svarg mandir

Temple of Heaven in Vietnamese

religious complex in Beijing
Thiên Đàn

Synonyms of Temple of Heaven

  • Altar of Heaven
  • Tiantan
  • Tien-tan
  • T'ien-t'an
  • Tian Tan

Origin of Temple of Heaven

Calque of Chinese 天壇 /天坛 (Tiāntán, literally “Altar of Heaven”).

Questions about Temple of Heaven

What does Temple of Heaven mean?
Temple of Heaven means a religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.
What is Temple of Heaven in Hindi?
Temple of Heaven in Hindi is स्वर्ग मंदिर (svarg mandir). See Temple of Heaven meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Temple of Heaven?
Temple of Heaven is a proper noun.

Words near Temple of Heaven in the dictionary

  1. Temple Meads
  2. Temple Mills
  3. Temple Mount
  4. temple name
  5. temple names
  6. Temple of Heaven
  7. temple of immensity
  8. temple orange
  9. temple oranges
  10. temple prostitute
  11. temple prostitutes

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