wat
noun[C]
uk/wæt/us/wæt/in SoutheastAsia, aBuddhisttemple(= aplaceofworship)ormonastery(= abuildingin whichmonksliveandworship):
(东南亚的)佛寺;寺,庙宇Prabang, thehistoricroyalcity,embodiestheBuddhistspiritwithits32 wats and hundreds ofmonks.
- Thaiimmigrantsestablishedseveral wats in the Thaistyle.
- Westumbleduponourfirst littletemple(Wat Mahathat) and in we went.
- Aprominentfamilyin Pattanisupportedtherestorationof what is now a veryimportantTheravada wat in Pattaniprovince.
- AfterlunchvisitthefamousWat Haripoonchai in Lampoon.
Religious buildings & places
- abbey
- ashram
- caliphate
- cathedral
- chapel
- friary
- gurdwara
- hermitage
- house of God
- madrasa
- minster
- monastery
- mosque
- nunnery
- pagoda
- synagogue
- tabernacle
- the Holy See
- United Church of Canada
- vicarage