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聖堂 (せいどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい堂どう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

sacred hall; temple; church; sanctuary

Refers to a hall or building dedicated to religious worship or sacred rites. In a Confucian context, it specifically means a Confucian temple. Also used for Christian churches and other sanctuaries.

この聖せい

堂どう

は

江え

戸ど

時じ

代だい

に

建た

て

られ

た

。

This sacred hall was built in the Edo period.

日にち曜よう日びには聖せい堂どうでミサが行おこなわれる。

Mass is held in the church on Sundays.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に聖せい堂どうがあるthere is a sanctuary/church in 〈place〉
この町まちの中ちゅう心しんに古ふるい聖せい堂どうがある。
There is an old sanctuary at the center of this town.
聖せい堂どうを建たてるto build a sanctuary/church
王おうはこの地ちに壮そう大だいな聖せい堂どうを建たてた。
The king built a magnificent sanctuary on this land.
聖せい堂どうで祈いのるto pray in a sanctuary/church
人ひと々びとは聖せい堂どうで静しずかに祈いのった。
People prayed quietly in the sanctuary.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
堂public chamber, hall

Related words

教きょう会かいN4
教会 is the everyday word for a Christian church as an institution or building, while 聖堂 stresses the building itself as a sacred, often grand, hall.
寺じ院いんN2
寺院 is the general term for a Buddhist temple, whereas 聖堂 is used for Confucian temples, Christian churches, or other sacred halls.
会かい堂どう
聖堂 usually refers to a grand cathedral or sanctuary, whereas 会堂 is a more neutral term for any assembly hall for worship, Christian or otherwise.
殿でん堂どう
聖堂 usually refers to a cathedral or sacred sanctuary in a Christian or Confucian context, while 殿堂 is a more general term for any grand or revered hall.
神しん殿でんN1
聖堂 usually refers to a Christian cathedral or church, while 神殿 is a more general word for a sacred hall in any religion.

Don't confuse with

講こう堂どうN4
講堂 sounds similar and shares the 堂 kanji but means a secular lecture hall or auditorium, not a place of worship like 聖堂.

Word family

大だい聖せい堂どう
cathedral
司し教きょう座ざ聖せい堂どう
cathedral

Etymology

Compound of 聖 (sacred, holy) and 堂 (hall, building). The term has been used historically for Confucian temples and later extended to Christian churches and other sacred halls.