"Temple of Heaven" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Temple of Heaven [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 天壇 /天坛 (Tiāntán, literally “Altar of Heaven”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|天壇|lit=Altar of Heaven|tr=Tiāntán}} Calque of Chinese 天壇 /天坛 (Tiāntán, literally “Altar of Heaven”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Temple of Heaven}} 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. Categories (topical): Chinese mythology Categories (place): China Translations (religious complex in Beijing): 天壇 /天坛 (Tiāntán) (Chinese Mandarin), Taivaan temppeli (Finnish), Temple du ciel [masculine] (French), Himmelstempel [masculine] (German), 天壇 (tendan) (alt: てんだん) (Japanese), 천단 (cheondan) (alt: 天壇) (Korean), Templo do Céu [masculine] (Portuguese), Храм Не́ба (Xram Néba) [masculine] (Russian), Тяньта́нь (Tjanʹtánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Thiên Đàn (alt: 天壇) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Temple_of_Heaven-en-name-u3929YTs Disambiguation of Chinese mythology: 52 48 Disambiguation of China: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'religious complex in Beijing': 89 11
  2. (proscribed) The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the complex, commonly confused as its focus. Tags: proscribed Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, Confucianism, Taoism Categories (place): China Synonyms: Altar of Heaven, Tiantan, Tien-tan, T'ien-t'an, Tian Tan Coordinate_terms: Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon, Temple of the Earth
    Sense id: en-Temple_of_Heaven-en-name-XNLAfJzO Disambiguation of Chinese mythology: 52 48 Disambiguation of Confucianism: 43 57 Disambiguation of Taoism: 36 64 Disambiguation of China: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 71
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