Pagoda
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 Information McClintock, 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.
