Crossword Clue: rite place
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Quick Answer List
- mecca (5 letters)
- altar (5 letters)
- santo (5 letters)
- purim (5 letters)
- sophy (5 letters)
- cross (5 letters)
- enter (5 letters)
- clear (5 letters)
- space (5 letters)
- shift (5 letters)
- power (5 letters)
Detailed Explanations
mecca (5 letters)
Definition:
- n A large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.
- n A number of places in the United States:
- n A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
Match Types: Datamuse
altar (5 letters)
Definition:
- n A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
- n (informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
- n (figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
Match Types: Datamuse
santo (5 letters)
Definition:
- n (art) A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
- n A surname from the Romance languages
Match Types: Datamuse
purim (5 letters)
Definition:
- n (Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.
- n A surname.
Match Types: Datamuse
sophy (5 letters)
Definition:
- n A diminutive of the female given name Sophia.
- n (obsolete) wisdom, knowledge, learning
- n (obsolete) A wise man; a sage or wite.
Match Types: Datamuse
cross (5 letters)
Definition:
- n A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- n (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- n A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Match Types: Datamuse
enter (5 letters)
Definition:
A key on computer keyboards and calculators used to confirm input or execute commands.
Match Types: Gaming
clear (5 letters)
Definition:
A calculator or computer key used to erase input or reset the display.
Match Types: Gaming
space (5 letters)
Definition:
A key on keyboards used to insert a blank space between characters.
Match Types: Gaming
shift (5 letters)
Definition:
A modifier key on keyboards used to type capital letters or alternate characters.
Match Types: Gaming
power (5 letters)
Definition:
A button or key used to turn a device on or off, or to raise a number to an exponent on scientific calculators.
Match Types: Gaming
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