| Temple A city of central Texas south of Fort Worth. It is a processing and manufacturing center. Population: 55,000. |
| Temple, Shirley See Shirley Temple Black. |
tem·ple 1 (t m p l)n. 1. a. A building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship. b. Temple Either of two successive buildings in ancient Jerusalem serving as the primary center for Jewish worship. c. Judaism A synagogue, especially of a Reform congregation. d. Mormon Church A building in which the sacred ordinances are administered. 2. Something regarded as having within it a divine presence. 3. A building used for meetings by any of several fraternal orders, especially the Knights Templars. 4. A building reserved for a highly valued function: the library, a temple of learning. 5. Temple Either of two groups of buildings in London, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, that house two of the four Inns of Court and that occupy the site of the medieval Knights Templars establishment. [Middle English, from Old English tempel, from Latin templum; see tem- in Indo-European roots.] |
| tem·ple 2 (tmpl) n. 1. The flat region on either side of the forehead. 2. Either of the sidepieces of a frame for eyeglasses that extends along the temple and over the ear. [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *tempula, from Latin tempora, pl. of tempus, temple of the head.] Word History: Words that are identical in form do not always derive from the same source, and when they have different sources they are usually considered different words. The temple that refers to a place of worship, for example, does not have the same origin as the temple that refers to a side of the forehead. The temple where one worships comes from Latin templum, itself derived from the Indo-European root *tem-, "to cut, divide." Latin templum probably referred originally to the fact that temples were on sacred ground that was "divided" or separated from ordinary ground. The temple of the head comes from the Latin word tempus, "temple of the head." Its origin is not certain; some have thought it to be a special use of the homonymous word tempus "time" as a translation of Greek kairios, "(proper) time, opportunity, vital spot," but there is no hard evidence for this. What is known, and not uninteresting in itself, is how tempus eventually became temple in English. In Latin, the plural, tempora, was more frequently used than the singular tempus (it being more common to talk about paired body parts together rather than singly). There was a large class of Latin nouns ending in -a in the singular, and this led to a reinterpretation of tempora as a singular in later Latin, where it was also altered to *tempula. This became temple in Old French, whence English temple (of the head) was borrowed, first appearing in 1310. The classical Latin form survives in the English adjective temporal (as in temporal bone or temporal muscle). |
| tem·ple 3 (tmpl) n. A device in a loom that keeps the cloth stretched to the correct width during weaving. [Middle English tempille, from Old French temple, possibly from Latin templum, small piece of timber; see tem- in Indo-European roots.] |
Temple [ˈtɛmpəl]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) either of two buildings in London and Paris that belonged to the Templars. The one in London now houses two of the chief law societies
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) any of three buildings or groups of buildings erected by the Jews in ancient Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah
temple1
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a building or place dedicated to the worship of a deity or deities
2. (Christian Churches, other) a Mormon church
3. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) US another name for a synagogue
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any Christian church, esp a large or imposing one
5. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) any place or object regarded as a shrine where God makes himself present, esp the body of a person who has been sanctified or saved by grace
6. a building regarded as the focus of an activity, interest, or practice a temple of the arts
[Old English tempel, from Latin templum; probably related to Latin tempus time, Greek temenos sacred enclosure, literally: a place cut off, from temnein to cut]
templed adj
temple-like adj
temple2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the region on each side of the head in front of the ear and above the cheek bone Related adj temporal
[from Old French temple, from Latin tempora the temples, from tempus temple of the head]
Temple2
n
1. (Biographies / Temple, Shirley (1928 F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: diplomat) Shirley, married name Shirley Temple Black. born 1928, US film actress and politician. Her films as a child star include Little Miss Marker (1934), Wee Willie Winkie (1937), and Heidi (1937). She was US ambassador to Ghana (1974- 76) and to Czechoslovakia (1989-92)
2. (Biographies / Temple, Sir William (1628-1699) M, English, POLITICS: diplomat, WRITING: essayist) Sir William. 1628-99, English diplomat and essayist. He negotiated the Triple Alliance (1668) and the marriage of William of Orange to Mary II
3. (Biographies / Temple, William (1881-1944) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman, SOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer) William. 1881-1944, English prelate and advocate of social reform; archbishop of Canterbury (1942-44)
temple3
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the part of a loom that keeps the cloth being woven stretched to the correct width
[from French, from Latin templum a small timber]
Temple a local group of Oddfellows.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  temple - place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deityjoss house - a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship pagoda - an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof pantheon - (antiquity) a temple to all the gods house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer |
| 2. | temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed" | |
| 3. | temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof | |
| 4. |  temple - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregationhouse of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
temple1
noun shrine, church, sanctuary, holy place, place of worship, house of God a small Hindu temple
temple2 noun
Related words
adjective temporal
adjective temporal
Translations
temple [ˈtɛmpl] n
temple [ˈtɛmpl] n
a. (Rel) → tempio
b. (Anat) → tempia
temple [ˈtɛmpl] n
a. (Rel) → tempio
b. (Anat) → tempia
n temple [ˈtempl]
a building in which people worship, usually as part of a non-Christian religion a Greek/Hindu temple. tempel هَيْكَل، مَعبَد храм svatyně tempel der Tempel ναός templo tempel معبد temppeli temple מִקדָש मंदिर hram, svetište templom kuil musteri tempio 神殿 사원 šventykla templis; svētnīca kuil tempel tempel świątynia templo templu храм svätyňa tempelj hram tempel วัด tapınak, mabet 壇，堂，廟宇，神殿 храм مندر، معبد đền, điện, miếu 坛，堂，庙宇，神殿
temple2
n temple [ˈtempl]
either of the flat parts of the head at the side of the forehead The stone hit him on the temple. slaap صَدْغ الإنْسان، أحَدُ جانِبَي الجَبين слепоочие spánek tinding die Schläfe κρόταφος sien meelekoht شقیقه ohimo tempe רַקָה कनपटी sljepoočica halánték pelipis gagnauga tempia こめかみ 관자놀이 smilkinys deniņi pelipis slaap tinning skroń fonte tâmplă висок spánok sence slepoočnica tinning ขมับ şakak 太陽穴 скроня کنپٹي thái dương 太阳穴
Temple → معبد chrám tempel Tempel ναός templo temppeli temple hram tempio 寺院 신전 tempel tempel świątynia templo храм tempel วัด tapınak đền 太阳穴
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