聖堂|せいどうseidou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
   その聖者せいじゃが埋葬まいそうされている聖堂せいどうを多おおくの人々ひとびとが訪おとずれた。↗

   Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.

• Synonym会堂かいどうWrittenWritten word for a worship or meeting hall, including synagogues; it stresses the gathering place, while 「聖堂」 stresses a sacred hall and covers Confucian temples too.
• SynonymチャーチNeutralLoanword for a church; mostly seen in names and rarely used in everyday speech.
• Synonym教会堂きょうかいどうWrittenWritten word for a church building; it focuses on the Christian building itself.
• Related教会きょうかいNeutralThe most common everyday word; it covers the church as both an organization and a building.

Use 「聖堂」 for a sacred hall, a Catholic cathedral, or a Confucian temple, as in 「湯島聖堂」 and 「大聖堂」. In everyday speech say 「教会」 for a church, 「教会堂」 for the building, and 「会堂」 for a meeting place.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 孔子こうしを祀まつっている堂どう。孔あな廟びょう。大成たいせい殿どの。
2. キリスト教きりすときょうの教会堂きょうかいどう。