English Explanatory Dictionary

Temple of Heaven

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.
  2. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the complex, commonly confused as its focus.

Word forms

Temple of Heaven the Temple of Heaven

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 天壇 /天坛 (Tiāntán, literally “Altar of Heaven”).

Synonyms

Altar of Heaven Tiantan Tien-tan T'ien-t'an Tian Tan
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