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fire temple

American  

noun

  1. a place of worship for Zoroastrians.


Etymology

Origin of fire temple

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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Two of the museum's most compelling exhibits are replicas of a Tower of Silence and a Parsi fire temple.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

The life-size replica of the fire temple is equally fascinating, offering a rare glimpse into a sacred space typically off-limits to non-Parsis.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Outside, across a narrow alley, workers are once again renovating the majestic fire temple, where the marble has been polished clean and the stone of the outer walls treated with chemicals to resist decay.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2021

By contrast, the Parsi fire temple we passed used English and Gujarati lettering of equal size, because its Parsi devotees usually speak Gujarati and English.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019

The king had taken a vow to build a city and to erect a fire temple at the place where he had defeated his enemy.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)

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