"ancestral shrine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ancestral shrines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ancestral shrine (plural ancestral shrines)
  1. A temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion. Wikipedia link: ancestral shrine Synonyms: ancestral hall, ancestral temple, lineage temple Translations (Chinese temple dedicated to defied ancestors and progenitors): 祠堂 (cítáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 宗祠 (zōngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 宗廟 (Chinese Mandarin), 宗庙 (zōngmiào) (note: for royal or noble families) (Chinese Mandarin), 祖廟 (Chinese Mandarin), 祖庙 (zǔmiào) (Chinese Mandarin), esi-isille omistettu temppeli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ancestral_shrine-en-noun-A2qTZrMD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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