kapishche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god.
  2. A shrine or small temple used in Slavic neopaganism.

Word forms

kapishche kapishches

Etymology

From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).

Related words

khram
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