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Meaning of temple

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

temple

Pronunciation:/ˈtɛmp(ə)l//ˈtɛmp(ə)l/

noun

Definitions

  1. A house of worship, especially:

  2. A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.

  3. Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.

  4. Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.

    Example: a temple of commerce, a temple of drinking and dining

verb

Definitions

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

temple

Pronunciation:/ˈtɛmp(ə)l//ˈtɛmp(ə)l/

noun

Definitions

  1. The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

  2. Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

temple

Pronunciation:/ˈtɛmp(ə)l//ˈtɛmp(ə)l/

noun

Definitions

  1. A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.