hương đăng

Thân thiện

Gia đình ông ấy rất coi trọng việc hương đăng.

Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):
   • Worship; religious rites; acts of veneration: Refers specifically to the traditional rituals, ceremonies, and practices involved in honoring deities, ancestors, or spiritual entities. The term is now considered literary or archaic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình giữ gìn hương đăng của tổ tiên. (The family maintains the ancestral worship rites.)
  • Ngôi đình là nơi hương đăng của làng. (The communal house is the village's place of worship.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hương đăng" often evokes a classical or poetic context, referring to the continuity of ritual practices and the sacred fire (symbolized by incense and lamps) in a temple or altar.

Variants and Related Words

• Hương hỏa (n): Ancestral worship; the family cult involving incense and fire, often related to inheritance and the duty to maintain rites.
  • Người con trai trưởng lo việc hương hỏa. (The eldest son is responsible for the ancestral worship.)

Synonyms

• Worship: The act of showing reverence and adoration.
• Veneration: Great respect or reverence, especially in a religious context.
• Cult (in the classical sense of "le culte"): A system of religious worship or devotion.

Related Idioms

• Nối tiếp hương đăng: To carry on the tradition of worship; to continue the family or communal rites.
  • Thế hệ trẻ có trách nhiệm nối tiếp hương đăng. (The younger generation has the responsibility to carry on the worship tradition.)

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Worship