Difference between revisions of "Pagoda"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_153159" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_153159" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> (1): (n.) A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, [[Farther]] India, China, and Japan, - usually but not always, devoted to idol worship. </p> <p> (2): (n.) An idol. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The [[Madras]] gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20261" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20261" /> == | ||
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77686" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77686" /> == | ||
<p> An Indian or Chinese temple, associated chiefly with Buddhism, of a more or less pyramidal form and of several storeys, the most imposing being the | <p> An Indian or Chinese temple, associated chiefly with Buddhism, of a more or less pyramidal form and of several storeys, the most imposing being the Greek [[Pagoda]] of Tanjore; the name is applied also to a gold coin worth 7s. 6d. stamped with a pagoda. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, - usually but not always, devoted to idol worship.
(2): (n.) An idol.
(3): (n.) A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [2]
Or PAGOD, a name given by the East Indians to their temples, where they worship their gods.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pagoda'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pagoda.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [4]
An Indian or Chinese temple, associated chiefly with Buddhism, of a more or less pyramidal form and of several storeys, the most imposing being the Greek Pagoda of Tanjore; the name is applied also to a gold coin worth 7s. 6d. stamped with a pagoda.
