temple

(Anglès)

Noun

1. A house of worship, especially:
2. (Judaism) A house of worship, especially:
3. (Mormonism) A house of worship, especially:
4. A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
5. (figuratively) Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
6. (figuratively) Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
7. (figuratively) Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
8. (figuratively) A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.

Verb

To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtɛmp(ə)l/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: temple

Heretat de anglès antic: templ

In summary

From Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin.

Conceptes

temple

templa

església

⛪

eslésia

pols

santuari

esglèsia

sinagoga

🕍

Sinònims

shrine

church

⛪

place of worship

🛐

monastery

sanctuary

house of worship

synagogue

🕍

palace

mosque

🕌

cathedral

side of head

hall

sanctum

tabernacle

forehead

sacred place

convent

temples

pantheon

rear

sancta

shrines

side

tent

⛺

Buddhist temple

church building

house of God

side of face

rear guard

monk’s quarters

temple buildings

enshrinement hall

Buddha image hall

4

side shoring

abbey

chawowo also occurs

altar

chancel

chapel

cheek

church-building

cloister

dwelling

ear

👂

edifice

enclose

fane

house

🏠

house of prayer