spirit house
A small house- or temple-like structure mounted on a pillar at which offerings are…A small house- or temple-like structure mounted on a pillar at which offerings are made to a local deity or protective spirit.
» Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.
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3 sensesA small house- or temple-like structure mounted on a pillar at which offerings are made to a local deity or protective spirit.
(historical)A place where hard liquor is stored or sold.
(Philippines)A small house- or temple-like replica structure made of paper and cardboard specially made for the deceased to be displayed during funerals and later burned as an offering.
Examples
1 sentencesEvery spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.
Forms
plural: spirit houses| Singular | spirit house |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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