temple
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈtɛmpəl/
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sinagoga
- That's why you left the temple... and ran away, isn't it?
- a Jewish temple
- build a temple
- establish a temple
Solomon built the temple with David's money.
- Solomon built the temple with David's money.
- They chose the Temple Mount, not the Christian sites.
- Al Aqsa Mosque was as its foundations in Solomon's temple stables.
- Judaism had been a Temple religion devoted to Temple ritual.
- Whenever people go to temple or go to church, they sing kinky boots.
Examples
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We gathered with friends at the temple for our weekly Sabbath service.
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Even after the Roman armies destroyed the temple in 70 C.E., the Jews never abandoned the site.
Academic text (2013) -
So I stopped going to the to the temple for a long time.
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Is it enough so that we can get married in the temple?
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We know he was a member of your temple.
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Council's asked me to speak tonight at the temple gathering.
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The rules and disciplines of the temple exist to free you, not restrict you.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yet if the people believe that God inhabits the temple, they are correct.
Fiction book (1990) -
He studied, was ordained, took a position at our temple and never left.
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The rabbi delivered a thoughtful sermon at the temple this morning.
Synonyms
100
3.8
A building where Jewish people meet to pray and learn
14
2.9
A place where people meet to pray or have religious services
11
2.9
A building where people gather for prayer or religious services
9
3.1
A building where people gather to pray, like a church
7
9.9
A place of worship used by the ancient Israelites as a movable tent
5
9.4
A building where Jewish people meet to pray and learn
4
4.4
A very old building used for religious worship that is important for history
1
3.8
A building where people meet to pray together
Compounds
1
8.4
A very large ancient temple at Ephesus built for the goddess Artemis and famous as one of the Seven Wonders
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7.8
Three ancient buildings in Jerusalem that served as the main place for Jewish worship, the last destroyed in AD 70
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8.1
Three different holy buildings in Jerusalem that were the main place for Jewish worship
- Literature
A very large, beautiful place like a forest or cathedral that makes you feel small and full of wonder
- Literature
A Greek temple at Delphi where a priestess gives predictions from the god Apollo
A temple in Jerusalem built by King Solomon for Jewish worship and later rebuilt on the same site
- Indian
A tropical tree with white fragrant flowers often grown near temples in India
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temple comes from the Latin templum, which meant a 'sacred space' set apart for worship. That's why a temple is a building where a Jewish community meets to pray and take part in religious life.