temple1
n.
- a building devoted to the worship of a god or gods.
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(the Temple)
either of two ancient religious buildings of the Jews in Jerusalem.
▸N. Amer. a synagogue.
- a place devoted to or seen as the centre of a particular activity or interest:
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a temple of science.
Etymology
OE templ, tempel, reinforced in ME by OFr. temple, both from L. templum ‘open or consecrated space’.
temple2
n.
the flat part either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from an alt. of L. tempora, pl. of tempus ‘temple of the head’.
temple3
n.
a device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., perh. ult. the same word as temple2.
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