Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancestral shrine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: an-ces-tral shrine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion.

Inflected Forms

ancestral shrines (plural)

Synonyms

ancestral hall ancestral temple lineage temple

Questions

What does ancestral shrine mean?: A temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in Chinese folk religion.

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