temple

Meaning

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

shrine

church

side of head

sacred place

Buddhist temple

church building

house of God

side of face

rear guard

monk’s quarters

temple buildings

enshrinement hall

Buddha image hall

side shoring

chawowo also occurs

church-building

house of prayer

inside of

jaw

minster

pagoda

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛmp(ə)l/

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.

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