temple en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
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. Displaced native Old English ealh.
Meanings
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A house of worship, especially: ▸ A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
The temple of Zeus was very large.
As of October 1968 Lukang, which had a resident population of between 27,000 and 28,000 people, had 39 temples. It is my impression that Lukang has more temples than do most Taiwanese communities of equivalent size. By temple I mean a structure that houses an image, altar, and incense pot, and is freely accessible to the general public. In speaking of the 39 temples of Lukang, I am omitting the numerous small shrines to the unknown dead (Yu Ying Kung), buildings dedicated to ancestors rather than deities (two), Christian churches (four), incense-burner associations that keep their incense pot or image in private homes, and private shrines such as the domestic altars of tang-ki (spirit mediums) or the shrine of the now defunct Ch'üan-chou guild, found in the back room of a drugstore endowed with the guild property.[...]Lukang, seen in comparative perspective, has a lot of temples.
1974, Donald R. DeGlopper, “Religion and Ritual in Lukang”, in Arthur P. Wolf, editor, Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society (Studies in Chinese Society), Stanford: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 46:
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(Judaism) A house of worship, especially: ▸ Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
How often do you go to temple?
- (Mormonism) A house of worship, especially: ▸ As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
- A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
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(figuratively) Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
a temple of commerce; a temple of drinking and dining
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(figuratively) Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
For nature crescent does not grow alone In thews and bulks, but as this temple waxes, The inward service of the mind and soul Grows wide withal.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], lines 11–14:My body is my temple.
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(figuratively) A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
Again Abdullah listened intently, his eyes closed, his ten fingers forming a temple of his hands in front of him.
2010, James LePore, A World I Never Made, page 251:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| temples | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
church (exclusive Mormon house of worship) · meeting house (exclusive Mormon house of worship) · shrine (house of worship)
Deriveds
lineage temple · Temple Ewell · temple of immensity · ancestral temple · antetemple · temple-goer · temple-going · Temple Fortune · temple block · templize · temple title · fire temple · Temple Mills · templeward · Temple Guiting · Temple Meads · nontemple · temple garment · temple viper · temple tree frog · temple dancer · temple name · Holy Temple · temple prostitution · templeful · subtemple · Temple of Heaven · temple orange · Temple in Jerusalem · Temple Mount · templegoer · Temple Sowerby · templeless · temple prostitute · templewards · Temple Hirst · temple girl · temple marriage · templelike
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
hof · chapel · synagogue · ziggurat · mandir · kapishche · serapeum · Iseum · garth · jinja · Hekatompedon · basilica · gurudwara · gurdwara · church (house of worship) · Mithraeum · kovil · athenaeum · masjid · Iseion · cathedral · mosque
Meronyms
minbar · sanctum sanctorum · pulpit · Holy of Holies · Holy Book · altar
Relateds
Angkor Wat · Templar · Hekatompedon · Capitol · Parthenon · :Category:en:Places of worship · Temple in Jerusalem · Tabernacle
Synonyms
synagogue · fane · house of worship (house of worship) · shrine · place of worship (house of worship) · temple
Translations (219)
da tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ps بتخانه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mk храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira عِبادَتْخانِه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · km វត្ត (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sq faltore (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ky ибадаткана (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kk храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · az ibadətxana (place of worship — see also place of worship) · vi đền (place of worship — see also place of worship) · la aedis (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yue 寺廟 /寺庙 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · es templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pt templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl świątynia (place holding a religious presence) · ky храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tt гыйбадәтханә (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu szentély (place holding a religious presence) · pl świątynia (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tg маъбад (place of worship — see also place of worship) · uz ibodatxona (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ast templu (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kk ғыйбадатһана (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yi שול (place of worship — see also place of worship) · is musteri (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sw hekalu (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fi temppeli (something of importance) · roa-opt templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · id wihara (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ota عبادتخانه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · te దేవళము (place of worship — see also place of worship) · nb tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · he מִקְדָּשׁ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tg ибодатхона (place of worship — see also place of worship) · haw heiau (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yi טעמפּל (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kk ғибадатхана (place of worship — see also place of worship) · arz معبد (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu templom (something of importance) · pdt Tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tr tapınak (place of worship — see also place of worship) · bho 𑂧𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂱𑂪 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ko 절 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sga tempul (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira فَرْخار (place of worship — see also place of worship) · my ဝတ်ကျောင်း (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tk ybadathana (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ro templu (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hi मठ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · eu tenplu (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ar مَعْبَد (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl kontyna (place of worship — see also place of worship) · gl templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ca temple (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mr मंदिर (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ka ტაძარი (place of worship — see also place of worship) · got 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌷𐌿𐍃 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ta தேவாலயம் (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sq faltore (place holding a religious presence) · sh бого̀моља (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu templom (place holding a religious presence) · ko 사원 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ug يباداتھانا (place of worship — see also place of worship) · az ibadətgah (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mt maqdes (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cy teml (place of worship — see also place of worship) · it tempio (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ba ғибәҙәтхана (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl kącina (place of worship — see also place of worship) · el ναός (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu szentély (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ta கோயில் (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tr mabet (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yue 廟 /庙 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sk chrám (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ar هَيْكَل (place of worship — see also place of worship) · as মন্দিৰ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cs chrám (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hi मंदिर (place of worship — see also place of worship) · de Tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · lad templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · alt храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · egy nTr-Hwt-t:pr (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mn дуган (place of worship — see also place of worship) · la dēlūbrum (place of worship — see also place of worship) · id kelenteng (place of worship — see also place of worship) · az məbəd (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hy մեհյան (place of worship — see also place of worship) · khb ᦞᧆ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · lt šventykla (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ur عِبادَت گاہ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · bcl templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira پَرَسْتِشْگاه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · xum 𐌖𐌄𐌓𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌄 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fr temple (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ja 神殿 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tg ибодатгоҳ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · te ఆలయము (place of worship — see also place of worship) · af tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yo ile Ọlọrun (place of worship — see also place of worship) · grc ναός (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira عِبادَتْگاه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · is hof (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kne timplo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · apw kįh biyiʼ daʼchʼokąąhí (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl bożnica (place of worship — see also place of worship) · nn tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tg парастишгоҳ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ml ദേവാലയം (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ug تاۈينيديغان چاي (place of worship — see also place of worship) · my နားထင် (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ang tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ckb پەرستگا (place of worship — see also place of worship) · la templum (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ab аны́хабаа (place of worship — see also place of worship) · rom khangeri (place of worship — see also place of worship) · lv templis (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tl templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cmn 庙 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kw eglos teg (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl gontyna (place of worship — see also place of worship) · osp templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl chram (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tr ibadethane (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fi temppeli (place holding a religious presence) · bn মন্দির (place of worship — see also place of worship) · km ប្រាសាទ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ja 神社 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · uk храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sa देवालय (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mt tempju (place of worship — see also place of worship) · am ቤተ መቅደስ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hy տաճար (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tg фархор (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cmn 寺廟 /寺庙 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · as দৌল (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ko 사찰 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ja 堂塔 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · io templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cmn 寺 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sh bogòmolja (place of worship — see also place of worship) · egy r:Z1-pr*Z1:niwt (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu templom (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl kupiszta (place of worship — see also place of worship) · za caeh (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kok ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · te కోవెల (place of worship — see also place of worship) · kn ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mag 𑂧𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂱𑂪 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cmn 寺院 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sh hrȃm (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sa मठ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · be храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · bg храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · id pura (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira ناوُس (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ps معبد (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sl tempelj (place of worship — see also place of worship) · akk nakkaptum (place of worship — see also place of worship) · oc temple (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fo tempul (place of worship — see also place of worship) · tr toplak (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ga teampall (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ru ме́сто богослуже́ния (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ur مَنْدِر (place of worship — see also place of worship) · xpr 𐭁𐭂𐭍𐭉 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · bo ལྷ་ཁང (place of worship — see also place of worship) · th วัด (place of worship — see also place of worship) · te గుడి (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hu szentély (something of importance) · nl tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ur مَعْبَد (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sq tempull (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ja 寺 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sq tempull (place holding a religious presence) · ia templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ms kuil (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira فَغِسْتان (place of worship — see also place of worship) · uz ibodatgoh (place of worship — see also place of worship) · nrf templ'ye (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mn сүм дуган (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ja 寺院 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · xag 𐕊𐔰𐕜𐔰𐕙 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sv tempel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ml അമ്പലം (place of worship — see also place of worship) · dz ལྷ་ཁང (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ur مَٹھ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira مَعْبَد (place of worship — see also place of worship) · or ମନ୍ଦିର (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ru храм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · vi chùa (place of worship — see also place of worship) · eo templo (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mbf tempeh (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mr देऊळ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fi temppeli (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fy timpel (place of worship — see also place of worship) · la fānum (place of worship — see also place of worship) · yo tẹmpili (place of worship — see also place of worship) · id kuil (place of worship — see also place of worship) · pl świątynia (something of importance) · uz butxona (place of worship — see also place of worship) · uz maʻbad (place of worship — see also place of worship) · grc ἱερόν (place of worship — see also place of worship) · vi thiền viện (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mi temepara (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ru святы́ня (something of importance) · lo ວັດ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · cmn 神殿 (place of worship — see also place of worship) · bn মঠ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · hy բագին (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ta தேவளம் (place of worship — see also place of worship) · my ဘုရား (place of worship — see also place of worship) · sh хра̑м (place of worship — see also place of worship) · ang ealh (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mn ᠰᠦᠮ ᠡ (place of worship — see also place of worship) · fa-ira پَرَسْتِشْکَدِه (place of worship — see also place of worship) · mn сүм (place of worship — see also place of worship) · gu મંદિર (place of worship — see also place of worship)