Definition of "temple"
- noun
A building for worship.
The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.
Something regarded as holding religious presence.
Something of importance; something attended to.
A body.
Hands held together with forefingers outstretched and touching pad to pad, with the rest of the fingers clasped.
The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.
Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
- verb
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to.
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