All Definitions for Temple
Below are all the dictionary definitions of temple:
1A house of worship, especially:
2A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
3Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
4As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
5Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
6Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
7The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
8Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
9A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity
10Its members.
11Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
12A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
13To build a temple for
14To appropriate a temple to
15To temple a god
16A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
17Any of the former chief temples to YHWH in Jerusalem, particularly Solomon's Temple.
18Either of two of the Inns of Court in London (the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple), built on a site once occupied by the Knights Templar.
19A male given name from Latin.
20A female given name from Latin.
21A surname.
22Places in the United Kingdom:
23Places in the United States:
24A city in Carroll County and Haralson County, Georgia.
25An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana.
26A town in Franklin County, Maine.
27An unincorporated community in Clare County, Michigan.
28A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
29A ghost town in Williams County, North Dakota.
30A town in Cotton County, Oklahoma.
31A census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
32A city in Bell County, Texas, named after Bernard Moore Temple of the Santa Fe Railway.
33A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
34A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5469).
35A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3158).
36A small village in Bisham parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8484).
37A small village in Blisland parish, on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1473).
About synonyms for temple
Finding the right synonym for temple helps writers avoid repetition and add precision to their work. Defined as "A house of worship, especially:", temple has 0 alternatives that can fit different contexts and tones.
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