zikurat | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. |
| ~ temple | an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes. |
| ~ babel, tower of babel | (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another. |
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