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Synonyms for temples

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

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Définition of temples

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 :
  • None but Greeks were allowed to enter the temples of this goddess.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He began to rebuild the palace and ordered that the rubbish be removed from the temples.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • I can scarcely think our temples hallowed, since the king ceased to be prayed for.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And her sunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Temples and altars have been erected, and invocations addressed to her.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Would there be a rush at the Temples, or would there be plenty of time for proper sightseeing?
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He was again conscious of that esoteric disturbance in his temples.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The blood begins to boil under my temples before I have time to control it.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Pierre carried his hands to his temples and pressed his head despairingly.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • His hair was glued to his temples by the rain, which gleamed on his face.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
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