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noun
1.
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
2.
(usually initial capital letter) any of the three successive houses of worship in Jerusalem in use by the Jews in Biblical times, the first built by Solomon, the second by Zerubbabel, and the third by Herod.
3.
a synagogue, usually a Reform or Conservative one.
4.
EXPANDan edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church, especially a large or imposing one.
6.
(in France) a Protestant church.
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(in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) a building devoted to administering sacred ordinances, principally that of eternal marriage.
8.
a building, usually large or pretentious, devoted to some public use: a temple of music.
9.
(initial capital letter) either of two establishments of the medieval Templars, one in London and the other in Paris.
10.
(initial capital letter) either of two groups of buildings (Inner Temple and Middle Temple) on the site of the Templars' former establishment in London, occupied by two of the Inns of Court.
11.
a building used by the Templars in the U.S.
12.
COLLAPSEa building used by any of various fraternal orders.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, variant of tempel, Old English < Latin templum space demarcated by an augur for taking auspices, temple
before 900; Middle English, variant of tempel, Old English < Latin templum space demarcated by an augur for taking auspices, temple
Related forms
tem·pled, adjective
tem·ple·like, adjective
un·tem·pled, adjective
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noun
1.
Anatomy. the flattened region on either side of the forehead in human beings.
2.
Zoology. a corresponding region in certain animals.
3.
Ophthalmology. either of the sidepieces of a pair of eyeglasses extending back above and often around the ears.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *tempula, for Latin tempora the temples, plural (taken as feminine singular) of tempus temple
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *tempula, for Latin tempora the temples, plural (taken as feminine singular) of tempus temple
noun
a device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched to the proper width during the weaving.
Origin:
1475–85; earlier tempylle < Middle French temple < Latin templum purlin, small piece of timber. See temple1
1475–85; earlier tempylle < Middle French temple < Latin templum purlin, small piece of timber. See temple1
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