từ đường

Dòng họ tụ họp tại từ đường để thắp hương.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ancestral Hall / Ancestral Temple: A building or dedicated house for the worship of a family's ancestors, typically containing altars, ancestral tablets, and family records. It is a place for commemorative rites and family gatherings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dịp Tết, cả dòng họ tụ họp ở từ đường để làm lễ. (During Tet, the whole clan gathers at the ancestral hall to perform ceremonies.)
  • Từ đường của gia tộc họ được xây dựng từ hơn 200 năm trước. (Their family's ancestral temple was built more than 200 years ago.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "từ đường" is formal and traditional. In modern, everyday conversation, "nhà thờ họ" (clan worship house) is more commonly used with the same meaning.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà thờ họ (n): Clan worship house; a synonym for "từ đường."
• Nhà thờ tổ tiên (n): Ancestral worship house; a descriptive phrase for "từ đường."
• Đình (n): A communal house for village worship and activities, distinct from a family's "từ đường."

Synonyms

• Ancestral hall
• Ancestral temple
• Clan shrine

Related Concepts

• Gia phả (n): Family genealogy records, often kept in the "từ đường."
• Bài vị (n): Ancestral tablet, a wooden plaque inscribed with an ancestor's name, placed on the altar in the "từ đường."
• Thờ cúng tổ tiên (v): Ancestor worship, the practice for which the "từ đường" is built.