temple
has definitions from the fields of religion,Judaism
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[ noun ] (religion) place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)Nevertheless , most_of the teen-agers I interviewed believed_in maintaining their Jewish identity and even envisioned joining a synagogue or temple . Still another suggested that he would join a temple `` for social reasons , since I 'll be living in a suburb '' . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)It celebrates the unknown architect who designed the temple of Neptune at Paestum , next to the Parthenon the noblest example of Grecian classic style now in existence . Not so , he answers , it is not the architect but the temple that is immortal . |
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[ noun ] an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)The classical lines of the church which Napoleon thought_of as a Temple of Glory , dominated all the scene where we sat . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3848
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1465
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[ noun ] (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
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