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See definition of house god on Dictionary.com
  • as inmosque
  • as insynagogue
  • as intemple
  • as inhouse of God
  • as incathedral
  • as inchurch

synonyms for house god

  • chapel
  • church
  • holy place
  • house of worship
  • place of worship
  • sanctuary
  • shrine
  • synagogue
  • cathedral
  • masjid
  • tabernacle
  • house of God
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On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to house god, such as: chapel, church, holy place, house of worship, place of worship, and sanctuary.
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How to use house god in a sentence

The ceremony began with libations made to the fire-god and to the house-god set up in a corner of the house.
ANCIENT ART AND RITUALJANE ELLEN HARRISON
In this house God himself is the Supreme Head, and he must be obeyed.
GOSPEL DOCTRINEJOSEPH F. SMITH
On the wedding day (which is four days afterwards), pongal (cooked rice) is offered to the house god early in the morning.
CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIAEDGAR THURSTON
Every family of Kurumos apparently keeps the house-god within the house, and it is worshipped on all important occasions.
CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIAEDGAR THURSTON
In Easter Island a form of the house-god is the lizard; it is also a tutelary deity in Madagascar.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 2, PART 1, SLICE 1VARIOUS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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