ancestral shrine

English

Noun

ancestral shrine (plural ancestral shrines)

1. A temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion.

Synonyms

• ancestral hall
• ancestral temple
• lineage temple

Translations

Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 祠堂 (zh) (cítáng), 宗祠 (zh) (zōngcí), 宗廟／宗庙 (zh) (zōngmiào) (for royal or noble families), 祖廟／祖庙 (zh) (zǔmiào)

• Finnish: esi-isille omistettu temppeli
• Russian: please add this translation if you can