Temple
['temp(ə)l] or ['tɛmpl]
Definition
(noun.) place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity.
(noun.) an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes.
(noun.) the flat area on either side of the forehead; 'the veins in his temple throbbed'.
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Definition
(n.) A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
(n.) The space, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.
(n.) One of the side bars of a pair of spectacles, jointed to the bows, and passing one on either side of the head to hold the spectacles in place.
(n.) A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India.
(n.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah.
(n.) Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church.
(n.) Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially resides.
(v. t.) To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to temple a god.
Typist: Maxine
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Fane.[2]. Church, house of worship, house of God, meeting-house.
Editor: Monica
Definition
n. an edifice erected to a deity or for religious purposes: a place of worship: in London two inns of court once occupied by the Knights Templars.
n. the flat portion of either side of the head above the cheekbone.—adj. Tem′poral pertaining to the temples.
Typist: Ronald
Examples
- It is a priest of Juno that stands before me, watching late and lone at a shrine in an Argive temple. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I will speak to Miss Temple and the teachers. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But after the building of the temple and the organization of the priesthood, the prophetic type remains over and outside the formal religious scheme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Temple of Issus, she whispered, half to herself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Gerald was left behind like a postulant in the ante-room of this temple of mysteries, this woman. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Issus would wipe out your entire breed an' you ever came within sight of her temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The sounds of conflict, the clash of arms, the shouting and the hurrying of many feet came to us from various parts of the temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Or--mark my words--the Order of the Temple will be utterly demolished--and the Place thereof shall no more be known among the nations. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Temple of Issus is, I take it, a heaven within a heaven, I said. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You are the quickest messenger I know, and will get to Temple Bar long before I can. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Solomon then builds a palace for himself, and a temple not nearly as big for Jehovah. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Through this scene we moved toward the temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Five Years Later Tellson's Bank by Temple Bar was an old-fashioned place, even in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You call at the Temple late,' he remarked, with a lumbering show of ease. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The primary duty of this priesthood was concerned with the worship of and the sacrifices to the god of the temple. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nomadism cuts men off from fixed temples and intense local associations; they take a broader and simpler view of the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Vice,' said the surgeon, replacing the curtain, 'takes up her abode in many temples; and who can say that a fair outside shell not enshrine her? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It was in the early temples that the records and tallies of events were kept and that writing began. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As the pirates swooped closer toward the ground, thern soldiery poured from the temples into the gardens and courts. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The narrow, darkened structure of the ancient temples seems to be deliberately planned for such an effect. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The blood rose to his temples and he caught a fold of her cloak. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It had no temples, and since it had no sacrifices it had no sacred order of priests. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She felt a pulse beat fast in her temples; she felt, too, her brain in strange activity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We have shown the necessary relationship of these early civilizations to the early temples and to king-gods and god-kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There flourished the first temples and the first priest-rulers that we know of among mankind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was the universal landlord; the wealth and authority of his temples and establishments outshone those of the king. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Among other things, this orientation of the temples served to fix and help the great annual festival of the New Year. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His secret temples are hidden in the heart of every community. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Except for the weak and the women, there remained little comfort or assurance in the sacrifices, ritual and formal devotions of the temples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The therns for their part have temples dotted about the entire civilized world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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