Domus Dei (English spelling)

Japanese: Domus Dei(英語表記)DomusDei
Domus Dei (English spelling)

…Its shape is diverse, including hemispherical, pointed, leek, umbrella, and pumpkin-shaped, and it often has a lantern on top. The word is derived from the Latin domus (house), and came to mean domus Dei, or a church as "House of God" (this meaning remains in Italian, where a cathedral is called duomo; the German word Dom is similar), and further came to mean the distinctive cupola of a church. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Domus Dei" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…半球形,尖頭形,葱花形,傘形,カボチャ形などその形態は多様であり,頂部に多くランタン(頂塔)をのせる。ラテン語のドムスdomus(家)を語源とし,ドムス・デイDomus Deiすなわち〈神の家〉としての教会堂(イタリア語ではこの語義が残り,大聖堂がドゥオモduomoと呼ばれる。ドイツ語のドームDomも同様),さらに教会堂のきわだった円屋根を意味するようになった。…

※「Domus Dei」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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