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Synonyms for temple

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tem-puh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pəl

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Définition of temple

Origin :
  • "building for worship," Old English tempel, from Latin templum "piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, building for worship," of uncertain signification. Commonly referred either to PIE root *tem- "to cut," on notion of "place reserved or cut out," or to PIE root *temp- "to stretch," on notion of cleared space in front of an altar. Figurative sense of "any place regarded as occupied by divine presence" was in Old English. Applied to Jewish synagogues from 1590s.
  • noun house of worship
Example sentences :
  • She helped Geta to escape: they have both taken refuge in the Temple of Theseus.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The child was preserved, and brought up in the temple of PhÅ“bus.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • "And I will have the stone from the temple," cried Hordle John.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But his head was whirling round, the blood was gushing from his brow, his temple, his mouth.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Priestess of the Corn,' she called toward the temple, 'do you also mislead the people?'
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • He was set to work performing to the utmost the duties for which the temple called.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And it all happened, too, not far from that old ink-bottle's place in Temple Bar.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • It is a school of the moral sense, of the nobler passions, and also a temple of fame.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
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