Synonyms and antonyms of Religious and church buildings in American Thesaurus

abbey (noun)

a large church with buildings attached where a group of monks or nuns live or used to live

basilica (noun)

a large important Roman Catholic church

cathedral (noun)

the most important church in an area that a bishop controls

chapel (noun)

a small church, or a special room used as a church, where Christians can pray or worship

chapel (noun)

British a church where Nonconformists go to pray and worship

chapter house (noun)

a building where the priests who work in a cathedral have meetings

church (noun)

a building that Christians go to in order to worship. Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the altar called pews. The place where the priest or minister stands to talk to the people is called a pulpit. A religious ceremony that takes place in a church is called a service

cloister (noun)

literary a monastery or convent

convent (noun)

a building where a community of nuns (=women members of a religious organization) live and work

deanery (noun)

the house of the dean of a church

friary (noun)

a building where a group of friars lives

hermitage (noun)

a building where a group of religious hermits live

house of God (noun)

a Christian church or other building where people worship God

the Kirk (noun)

Scottish a church, especially one belonging to the official Church of Scotland

manse (noun)

a house provided for a minister in some Protestant churches

masjid (noun)

a Muslim name for a mosque

meetinghouse (noun)

a place where some Christian religious groups worship and pray, especially the Quakers

minster (noun)

British a large and important church

monastery (noun)

a building where a group of monks (=a religious community of men) lives and works

mosque (noun)

a building in which Muslims worship

nunnery (noun)

mainly literary a convent

oratory (noun)

a church or other building where Roman Catholics go to pray and worship

pagoda (noun)

a Buddhist religious building with several levels, each of which has a roof that sticks out

parish church (noun)

the main church or the only church in a parish

parsonage (noun)

a house that the Anglican church provides for a parson to live in

place of worship ()

a church or other building where people hold religious ceremonies

presbytery (noun)

the house where a Roman Catholic priest lives

priory (noun)

a building where the members of a Christian religious community live

rectory (noun)

a house that the rector of a church lives in

shrine (noun)

a religious place built to remember a particular holy person or event

synagogue (noun)

a building used by Jewish people for worship and religious study

tabernacle (noun)

a name used by some Christian religious groups for their churches

temple (noun)

a building used for worship in some religions, typically religions other than Christianity

temple (noun)

American a synagogue where Jewish people worship

vicarage (noun)

a vicar’s house