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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god. historical
2. 2
   A shrine or small temple used in Slavic neopaganism.

Etymology

From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).

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