house of god
house of God
holy place, church, temple
The House of God
The House of God is a
satirical novel by
Samuel Shem (a
pseudonym used by
psychiatrist Stephen Bergman), published in 1978. The novel follows a group of
medical interns at a fictionalized version of
Beth Israel Hospital over the course of a year in the early 1970s, focusing on the psychological harm and dehumanization caused by their
residency training. The book, described by the
New York Times as "raunchy, troubling and hilarious", was viewed as scandalous at the time of its publication, but acquired a cult following and ultimately came to be regarded as a touchstone in the evolving discussion of humanism, ethics, and training in medicine.
house of God
Noun
1. any building where congregations gather for prayer
(synonym) place of worship, house of prayer, house of worship
(hypernym) building, edifice
(hyponym) bethel
Beth-el
the house of God
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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house of God
Synonyms and related words:
abbey, basilica, bethel, cathedral, chantry, chapel, church, conventicle, fane, house of prayer, kirk, masjid, meetinghouse, mosque, oratory, pagoda, sanctuary, shine, stupa, synagogue, tabernacle, temple
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.