Crossword clues for zikkurat
The Collaborative International Dictionary
zikkurat
Ziggurat \Zig"gu*rat\, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also zikkurat.
Wiktionary
zikkurat
n. (alternative spelling of ziggurat English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "zikkurat".
In the background towered the great seven-storied zikkurat of Asgalun, from which the priests read the will of the gods in the stars.
Naram-ninub pointed to the great zikkurat of Enlil, brooding over all like the brutish dream of a mad god.
Domed marble temples, white zikkurats, and people with turbaned heads and flowing robes dominated the rich pageantry of gold and silver thread, of silk and satin and curved swords.