pagoda
(noun) an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pagoda (plural pagodas)
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]
(now, rare, usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol. [from 16th c.]
(now, historical) A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India. [from 16th c.]
An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden. [from 18th c.]
(rare) A pagoda sleeve. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*go"da, n. Etym: [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per. but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a temple.]
1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower- like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship.
2. An idol. [R.] Brande & C.
3. Etym: [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.]
Definition: A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
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