聖 堂(せいどう)

せいどう

noun

cathedral; sanctuary; sacred hall

1. cathedral; church; sanctuary; sacred hall

A large or important church or religious building, especially one serving as the principal church of a diocese. Also used for Confucian temples in Japanese historical contexts.

聖堂(せいどう)で祈(いの)る。

To pray in the cathedral.

古(ふる)い聖堂(せいどう)のステンドグラスが美(うつく)しかった。

The stained glass of the old cathedral was beautiful.

パリのノートルダム大聖堂(だいせいどう)は世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)な建築物(けんちくぶつ)である。

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is a world-famous architectural monument.

聖堂(せいどう) combines 聖(せい) (holy) and 堂(どう) (hall). It has two main uses depending on context.

Usage

1. Christian context: a church or cathedral
2. Japanese history: a Confucian temple, notably 湯島聖堂(ゆしませいどう) in Tokyo

Compounds

大聖堂(だいせいどう): cathedral (principal church of a diocese)
聖堂(せいどう)騎士(きし): knight (of a holy order)

Related words

教会(きょうかい): church (general term for Christian worship)
寺院(じいん): Buddhist temple
神社(じんじゃ): Shinto shrine
礼拝堂(れいはいどう): chapel

聖堂(せいどう) implies a larger, more important building than 教会(きょうかい).

Related Words

Related: 教会(きょうかい) (church)

Related: 寺院(じいん) (Buddhist temple)

Related: 神社(じんじゃ) (Shinto shrine)

Related: 礼拝堂(れいはいどう) (chapel)

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Added 2026.3.22 20:47 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:03

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