Definitions for: Pagoda

[n] an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

Webster (1913) Definition: Pa*go"da, n. [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. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf.
Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] 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.

See Also: temple

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