"spirit tablet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spirit tablets [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 神牌 (shénpái) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|神牌}} Calque of Chinese 神牌 (shénpái) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirit tablet (plural spirit tablets)
  1. spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet (tombstone tablet with the name and details of the deceased or an ancestor inscribed on it, usually found in Chinese or generally East Asian columbariums) Wikipedia link: spirit tablet Related terms: spirit money, spirit house
    Sense id: en-spirit_tablet-en-noun-u5-zk~1o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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